14 MEMOIR OF DR. HARVEY. 



To Mr. Fennell. 



Limerick, December, 1829. 

 I send herewith a parcel from Sowerby. Some of the 

 specimens are not good, but he had no better. Send me some 

 of the Acasta Montagui when picked from the sponges. He is 

 a pleasant man, but somewhat awkward in his manners, so there 

 was a pair of us. I talked to him much de genere Veneris, and 

 the muscular line, and he agreed with my genera — all Bulla. 

 His last words were urging me to send him the papers for the 

 Zoological Journal. I saw Bicheno, my botanical chum. He 

 seemed glad to see me, and took me to a meeting of the 

 Linnsean Society, at which, if not edified, I was amused. The 

 president wore a three-cocked hat of ample dimensions, and 

 sat in a crimson arm-chair in great state. I saw a number 

 of new Fellows admitted. They were marched one by one to the 

 president, who rose, and taking them by the hand, admitted 

 them. The process costs 25Z. Bicheno also gave me a hand- 

 some copy of Turner's " Muscologia Hibernica." 



The plants in the hedges in England are very different 

 from ours. The clematis and maple are as common as black- 

 berries with us, and the Solatium 1 is also very frequent. Lamium 

 aUmni 2 is everywhere. I was at the Zoological Gardens, quite 

 a paradise, bears and wolves, lions and tigers, and all sorts of 

 venomous reptiles, enjoying themselves as much as they can 

 do, with sunshine, flowers, and good substantial food. It would 

 comfort one addicted to ennui to see the monkeys. Sowerby 

 has sent thee the names of all thy shells. Those which retain 

 the old names he left so intentionally. 



To the Same. 



Summerville, October, 1830. 



. . . . Now to answer thy many questions and com- 

 ment on thy observations. — Mason delivered the microscope. The 

 umbel from Ballybrado I presume to be Wood Sanicle (Sanicula) . 

 There is but one species. The Lychnis is L. dioica. 3 Probably 



1 Nightshade. 2 White dead-nettle. 3 Catchflv. 



