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only published part of the " Plantse Hugelianse " and 

 a few other pamphlets. He is a liberal soul. 



I have got so far behind in my botanical news that 

 I despair of bringing up arrears, and must leave 

 very much to tell you in propria persona, if we meet 

 again. I fancy I have not very much new to learn 

 on the Continent about microscopes and modes of 

 working. I have seen much of all the best people 

 here, last not least Valentine, who lives in the coun- 

 try, from whom I have derived much useful know- 

 ledge. He works to some account, which can't be 

 said of most here, who, though they have the best in- 

 struments in the world, don't turn them to any im- 

 portant account. As to Sullivant, tell him to have 

 great patience. I can get him a capital simple micro- 

 scope by Ross for six guineas, but I want to get as 

 useful a one for him cheaper, so I shall wait till I 

 have been on the Continent, I think. My plan is to 

 purchase at Paris for him, where the low powers are 

 good as can be, and supply a lens or two here. . . . 



Chapmannia (!) exists in Bartram's old collection 

 here, which you saw at British Museum, and some 

 other very lately published things. 



I bought a copy of " Flora " for Bennett the other 

 day, thinking it worth while to offer him something, 

 as I was taking up much of his time. To-day he 

 gave me a copy of the published part of the " Plan- 

 tse Javanicffi Rariores," (£2 10s., plain, is the pub- 

 lishing price), an invaluable work, containing very 

 many notes and observations on variotis genera, etc., 

 both by Brown and himself, which it is quite necessary 

 we should see. The notes I have made for the last few 

 days are not now before me, so that I cannot now give 

 you any remarks. There is no one thing of very con- 



