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flefperis is to me altogether new, never before feen 

 in England^ or elfewhere : Whether it be by me 

 rightly referred, you are better able to judge, who 

 have feen the Plant growing, and its Flower in Per- 

 feftion. The Mentafirum I have found growing 

 wild plentifully about Florence, but never in England. 

 That which you ftyle Capil/o, Veneris vero fimilis, I 

 make to be a fort of Adianthum aureum. I have often 

 in moift Places found flraggling Branches of fuch 

 Leaves at the Roots of Adianthum aureum minus, but 

 never growing fo many and thick together from the 

 fame Root, all of the fame kind, but once, and in 

 fuch a Place as yours was now found. That you may 

 be convinc'd, that the Mufcus you ftyled Denticulatus 

 major, is not that fo named by Herbarifis, I have, out 

 of Mr. fVillughby's Store, fent you two Branches of 

 the Mufcus denticulatus major, which I muft entreat 

 you to return again, at leaft one of them. We have 

 made bold to take part of fuch of your Plants as we 

 wanted, where you might well fpare it. If you have 

 any Sorts of Mufhromes fpecifically diflin£t from thofe 

 I have inferted, and of whofe Names you are fure $ 

 I fhould be glad of them, and willingly afford them 

 Room. Such of your Grades as I have not put 

 Names to I am as yet doubtful of. The Rofes you 

 mention I am well acquainted with j the leffer, being 

 the Pimpernell Rofe of Gerard, you will find fome- 

 thing of in my Catalogue, which I herewithal fend 

 you, entreating you to read it over fo foon as your 

 Leifure will permit, to corre£t, as you fliall fee Caufe, 

 and to fend me your Animadversions and Remark^ 

 upon it, and fuch additional Obfervations of your 

 own as I have omitted. I fhould be glad to know 

 whether you have obferved and considered the fmall 

 Caryophyllus growing near Nottingham, (as I take it 

 about the Gallows) becaufe Th. Willifell would per- 

 fuade me that it is diftin£t from that found about 

 fandy, and feveral other Places of England. I once 



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