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looked over the references and fixed on that at page 502 as the 

 one Mr. Holmes encountered. It is said to be between Sheffield 

 and Barnsley at a picturesque turn of the road, and it is further 

 said that the "Jehu of the now extinct Barnsley mail always 

 told the story to any inquiring passenger who happened to be 

 one of the five at top ; as quaint a four-in-hand as you shall 

 see." The only thing failing is the " marble pillar." That 

 must be in the poetical imagination of the traveller. In all the 

 locality there is nothing but an upright stone to be seen. So far 

 for the " Autocrat." Have I any chance of a presentation copy ? 

 I fear not, seeing the matter is so patent. Well, if I get 

 an autograph copy of the " One Hoss Chay " I shall be satisfied. 1 

 The Wrightian Algse took me just a month at three hours a 

 day. You may think it a long time, but when nine-tenths of 

 them had to be microscoped and dissected, you will allow that it 

 was no little trouble. Greyia is published with this apology. We 

 have a Lord Grey, and a Lord Gray, and a Lord de Grey, all 

 different peerages. Botanists have Laurencia and Lawrencia, and 

 more recently Barclaya and BarJclya, not to speak of Escholtzia 

 and EUschohia. But two wrongs do not make a right. No. 

 But then I am no worse than my neighbours. The name is Sir 

 William Hooker's choice, not mine. I was for calling it Mackaya 

 (the genus so named being a bad one), but I have now a new 

 Mackaya, a very lovely thing, from Port Natal. I shall now go 

 write up Cape Flora for printer, instead of spinning my brains 

 to fill paper for you. 



To Mrs. F . 



Trinity College, Dublin, March 31st, 1859. 



Last evening the Doctor, T. H. T. and I went to a mis- 

 sionary tea to hear Mr. Calvert, the Fijian missionary, give an 

 account of his former people. He was an old friend and fellow- 

 traveller of mine, and I was glad to introduce him to the others, 

 who were much pleased with his downright, unvarnished and 

 plain, yet very striking story. He is to dine with me some day. 

 This morning when I came to college I found the Doctor 

 waiting for me in high excitement and full of matter. He had 



1 Mr. Holmes presented a copy of his book to Dr. F. in fulfilment of his 

 promise. 



