46 CORRESPONDENCE OF RAY. 



Your small Lathyrus, with a pale yellowish flower, is 

 to me unknown, and I believe a nondescript. 



Vaccinia nigra vulgar ia [Vacciniiim Myrtillus, Linn.] 

 few counties of England want. The Palustria Thymi 

 foliis \_Vaccinium oxycoccos, Linn.] are more rare, though 

 hereabouts we have them in great plenty. 



The rose vni\\ the large prickly fruit I take to be the 

 JRosa syhestris pomifera major,^ Park., which I have 

 observed in many places in Yorkshire. 



Alsine aquaiica folio ohlongo [Stellaria uliyinosa, Linn.] 

 is a stranger to few places. 



Phalanyimn nescio cujits, is it not Pseudoasphodelus 

 Lancastrensis ? [Narthecium ossifrayum, Huds.] which is 

 common in boggy places in the north and west of 

 England. 



Geranium micscum olens \Eroclium moscJtattim, Sm.] I 

 have found, yet never but once, wild in England that I 

 remember. 



Bistorta, Sj'c. {Polygonum Bistorfa, Linn.], 1 have seen 

 in the meadows about us here. 



Crocus auiumnalis ^J^atensis, unless you mean Colchi- 

 cum (which in the west parts of England I have observed 

 plentifully growing wild), I know not. 



Pajjhanus rusticanus \_Cochlearia Armoracea, Linn.] 

 I never met with in the fields or meadows, where I could 

 be assured it came spontaneously. 



So, sir, I have despatched your catalogue, and you 

 may well wish that my letter too were despatched ; but 

 I have from Mr. Willughby a business of private concern- 

 ment. I could wish you would take pains to revise my 

 Catalogue of Plants before it goes to the press : if you 

 will do me that kindness, I will send the copy over to 

 you the next opportunity, 



Sh-, 

 Your very affectionate friend, and humble servant, 



John Wray. 



Middleton, Novemb. 15, 1669. 



* [Probably R. villosa, Linu.] 



