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The metals, minerals, and other fossils, are many of 

 them taken notice of by Camden in the places where they 

 are found ; and as for the plants, had he known what had 

 been rare and peculiar in every county, I perceive, by what 

 he hath done in some, he would have mentioned them in 

 the places whereof they are native. And now that I am 

 speaking of local or provincial plants, give me leave to 

 tell you that I think you labour itnder a mistake, in think- 

 ing and asserting that few or no plants are peculiar to 

 this or that shire. Be pleased to resolve me where 

 Calceolus Maries \Cypri2jedium Calceolus, Linn.], Chris- 

 tophoria?ia [Actcsa sjncata, Linn.], Li/simachia lutea flore 

 ylohoso [TroHius eitr'opcsus, Linn.], Pentaphylloides fruti- 

 cosa [Potentilla fruticosa, Linn.], Polygonatum floribiis 

 ex sinyidaribiis 2)ecUcuUs \Convallar'ia Fohjgonatum, Linn.], 

 Pyrola folio mucronato serrato \Pyrola secunda, Linn.] , 

 Pyrola Ahijies Jlore brasiliana [Trienfalis europcea, 

 Linn.], Mibes alpinus dulcis [/i. al/pinum, Linn.], Salix 

 pumila montana folio rotundo [probably S. herbacea, 

 Linn.], Sedum alpinum Ericoides candeiim [Saxifraya 

 oppositifolia, Linn.], Sideritis arvensis latifolia hirsuta 

 fio. luteo \_Galeopsis ochroleuca, Lam.], Thlaspi foliis 

 Globidarice \T. alpestre, lAww^, Limaria vascido sublonyo 

 intorto \JDraba incana, Linn.], and Valeriana graca 

 [Polemonium carulemn, Linn.], grow wild but in your 

 own native county of Yorkshire. I could give you as 

 large a catalogue of peculiars in the little county of West- 

 moreland. But to instance no more particnlar shires, I 

 shall only add, that I know very few counties in England 

 wherein I could not instance some pecuhars. But I am 

 come to the end of my paper. 



