THE MOSSES OF BUDDLE’s ‘t HORTUS SICCUS.” . 37 
mens, in accordance with the usual practice at that period, are fas- 
tened into folio books, several kinds being crowded into a page in no 
strict order. The whole British collection piace of 13 volumes, 
written the names and other information. There is besides — 
volume, forming no part of the consecutive series, which contains o: 
folios 1 to 9 a collection of Mosses; these, which were perhaps col: 
lected at an earlier date than the others, are usually better specimens 
and more Ea, mounted then them, but are, with five or six ex- 
ceptions, duplicate 
Buddle died in 7 15,* and left his herbarium to Sir Hans Sloane, 
of whose valuable ‘ ‘ Hortus Siceus ”—the original ‘* National Her- 
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ries. 
others to facilitate reference. 
The text-book of English botanists in Buddle’s days was the second 
edition of Ray’s ‘‘ Synopsis,” published in 1696, and the names used 
in this herbarium are mostly those of that excellent British Flora ; : 
Buddle, however, made numerous additions to our Moss-flora, in which 
group he was especially skilled. His collection of these plants was 
indeed considered the best of the time, and was lent to Tournefort at 
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“Oxon, “April, 4, 1707.—Sir, I am now to be thank 
and my ’ Friends that 1 have not only seen, but had the perusall of a 
I think) the best collection of its kind in the world, and is as instruc- 
tive as admirable: if the intellectuall is the best. part of parent 
certainly whosoever contributes to that is = most amiable and per- 
forms the greatest og of humanitie. I return your Book of Mosscs 
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Book sent by Mrs. Bartlet to the Swan at Holborn bridge carraige- 
paid; and if your candour will prompt you to excuse the Libertie I 
* It will be as well to give here the few additional points which have come 
to ier (mainly through ei assiduity of the Rev. W. W. Peneoms hor Mh to 
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afterwards soniptiad. ‘He was vali re sm rectory of Wi hads Fambridge, 
Essex, in 1703, and was for many years Reader to Dean Moss, in Gray’s 
where he died i = April, 1715. He was as buried on the 15th of that month in the 
parish church of St. Andrew’s, Holborn. fed 
+ A list of desiderata which accompanies the letter. 
