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several botanists and persons I knew. Delessert re- 
ceived me cordially, introduced me to Madame D., 
who I was rejoiced to find spoke English very well. 
The suite of rooms thrown open was very splendid, 
and communicating with the last was a pretty green- 
house, filled with vigorous plants, all in fine bloom ; 
the whole, carpeted and lighted, presented a most in- 
viting appearance. The brothers Delessert are said 
to be very rich, and I suppose can well afford such 
an expensive establishment. The party broke up at 
eleven. Besides tea, which is quite English, though 
the French are getting more into the custom of using 
it, we had ices, ete., but nothing else. The whole 
affair was conducted without any parade and in quiet 
good taste... . 
Notabilia varia. — Ellimia, Nutt., was described a 
little before us by two authors under two different 
names: First by Cambessides in Jacquemont’s Tray- 
els, under the name of Oligomeris ; second by Webb 
and Berthollet, “‘ Histoire Naturelle des les Canaries,” 
under the name of Resedella ; Webb has Jacquemont’s 
plant from the Himalaya and his own growing to- 
gether ; they are absolutely the same. I am to examine 
them soon, but have scarce a doubt they are even the 
same species as ours. Webb has promised me a speci- 
men. It is also the Reseda glauca of Delile ex Egypto. 
It is curious that the plant should at the same time 
be described from almost every part of the world, and 
not less so that the three names hit upon should have 
all meant the same thing, namely, a reduced reseda. 
I have just spent the evening with Gay. He is pub- 
lishing Carices in “ Annales des Sciences Naturelles;” 
has hit upon some of Boott’s notions ; but not all. He 
is a laboriously minute observer, and will do pretty 
