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ously the first thing to be done, and Dr. Parry was specially 
appointed to do it; and that the herbarium was in the midst of 
desire the botanist to undertake, “the principles of vegetable 
to. 
e next charge is that there were letters written by Dr. Parry 
si deeme i 
present Commissioner, one or two extracts from which are appended 
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he correspondence we are noticing. Such pa it would 
hardly be worth while to notice, except b of a demur to the 
Commissioner’s judgment. e want of perspicuity and g 
e Commissioner’s remaining specifications, detail 
length, from all that we can learn, amount to this, While arrange” 
‘ng the herbarium, Dr. Parry was in the habit of transmitting by 
mail occasional specimens to be examined other 
Specimens were also sent to him for naming. new 
Sloner and his clerk appear to have suspected something w 
°F irregular in this, and required that all notes accompanying 
* Yet it is hard to insist upon them, since, when sought at “any of the literary 
e 
” i mpsnteet a et 
colleges,” they are to b acquired at such fearful risk. The eemert at us, that 
rong 
such 
4 farmer’s son, grad i institution, finds no place 
T's son, graduated in such an institution, finds no plats, "'” 
domestic circle of his family ; he is actually driven by his ave year 
Sty of resorting to some neighboring town, in pursuit of a lea ’ 
¢he soon forms habits of idleness and intemperance. 
