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most desires are books, and I shall have 
the pleasure of consulting you, Sir, as to 
those which are likely to be most service- 
able to him. The good old man was of 
such effectual service to me, that without 
his aid, I never could have prosecuted my 
journey, and I am therefore anxious to de- 
- dicate to him one of my new species. Our 
learned Academicians may be, and probably 
are, satiated with these marks of scientific 
honour, but I am sure that the excellent 
Perez would be delighted in the highest 
degree, if there existed in his native pro- 
vince a plant, named after himself. 
I confess, Sir, I feel some repugnance to 
open a subscription for these collections. I 
should much prefer giving or exchanging 
them, but the very moderate nature of my 
income, and the duty I owe to my family, 
: render it imperative upon me to take this 
course, not for the purpose of gain, but to 
cover, if possible, a portion of the expenses 
ofmy journey, which have considerably ex- 
ceeded my income, even without the loss of 
my half-pay, which, according to the regu- 
lations of the army, has been suspended 
during the seven months I have been away 
from France. If I am aided by the bota- 
nical world, the fatigues, privations, and 
crosses I have encountered, will not deter 
me from undertaking à second, or even a 
third journey, if it were necessary. My 
first should have for its object the explor- 
ing that chain which extends from the peak 
- of Arvas to the pass of Pajares, over which 
the road from Oviedo to Leon is conducted, 
The second should be devoted to the lofty 
scayan 
doubtless differs Ede from that of the 
Western chain on the French side. We 
shall have opportunities of talking of these ` 
plans hereafter ; meanwhile, I beg you, Sir, 
. to accept the assurance of attachment of 
i : Eod very faithful servant, 
DuRIEU 
P. S. I have received my packages, and 
am grieved to find that one is seriously in- 
jured. I have been obliged to throw away 
a large parcel, composed chiefly of plants 
of the genus Atriplex and a mass of Fuci, 
ILLUSTRATIONS OF INDIAN BOTANY, 
which I much regret. This loss will I 
fear, lessen the number of species in pc 
peccat E 
N.B. Persons desirous of obtaining 3 
RN may send their orders, in Eng- — 
lish, to ** M. Durieu, aux soins de M. Gay, — 
rue de Vaugirard, No. 36, à Paris" They 
are requested to make use of thin paper, 
and to wafer, instead of sealing, their let- 
ters. The price of the collections has not 
yet been fixed, but will be very moderate.) 
ILLUSTRATIONS OF INDIAN 
BOTANY 
By Dr. Wight & G. A. W. Arnott, Esq. 
( Continued from p. 119. ) 
GREWIA VILLOSA. 
TaB. X. 
Foliis basi 5-nerviis rotundato-cordatis 
rugosis dentatis, dentibus barbatis, su- 
pra scabris subtus brevi-tomentosis venis 
nervisque villosis, inflorescentia petiolis — 
foliisque junioribus valde villosis, pedun- 
culis brevissimis, pedicellis umbella 
5—6 in singula axilla petiolo breviori- — 
bus, sepalis lineari-lanceolatis petala ob- 
longa integerrima obtusa triplo exceden- 
tibus, toro glandulis non longiore, stylo 
apice incrassato staminibus longiore, 
stigmatis lobis dentatis, drupa globosa 
Heyne, Willd. dt in Rees, Cyel. 
Roth, Nov. Sp. p. De Can 
Prodr. v. 1. chee Spreng. Syst. 
Veget. v. 2. p. 581. (excl. Syn. Roxb.) 
Wall. L. n. 6306. Wight, Cat. n. 265. | 
Wight et Arn. Prodr. Fl. Penins. Or. 
v. l. p. 79.—G. orbiculata. in 
Miil. Dict. (not Rottl.) z 
A native of subalpine jungles in the — 
central provinces of the Carnatic. 
specimens figured are from the Saline 
Mountains. : 
A large ramous shrub. Older branches 
round, smooth, the young ones, as well as- 
the young leaves, densely clothed with: 
long, soft, ferruginous pubescence. Leaves 
