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you, which reach as far as the Beginning of M. The 

 Appendix is now grown^ I think, as great as one 

 fourth Part of the Book, I having gained feveral new 

 Medical Obfervations, which I hope may be of good 

 Ufe. This Summer we found here the fame horned 

 Eruca, which you and I obferved about MontpeUer^ 

 feeding on Fceniculum tortuofum. Here it was found 

 on common Fennel: It hath already undergone the 

 firil Change into a Chryfalis^ and we hope it will 

 come out a Butterfly before Winter. I mull depre- 

 cate your Difpleafure for publifliingto the World (in 

 cafe Mr. Oldenbergh print my Note, as I believe he 

 will) that Dr. Hulfe was the Man from whom I had 

 t^e 6rft Notice of Spiders projettingtheir Threads. The 

 Obfervation is yours as. well as his, and neither be- 

 holden to other (that I know of) for any Hint of 

 it, only he had the Hap to make it firft - y and being 

 queftion'd about it, I could do no lefs than own the 

 firft Difcovery of it, to me, to be from him, who in- 

 deed communicated it to me fo foon as I faw him, 

 immediately after my Return from beyond Sea. I 

 long for an Account of the Fruit of your Summer's 

 Simpling. I believe few Things thereabout will 

 Tcape your Notice > and yet you are in one of the 

 beft Quarters ..of England for Variety of choice Sim- 

 ples. I would not have you think of buying my Ca- 

 talogue, for I defign you one fo foon as it is printed, 

 if I may know how to convey it to you. Let me 

 not lofe your Love and Friendfhip, which I do very 

 highly prize $ and therefore fhould be loth to do or 

 fay any thing which might give you any Difpleafure, 

 or alienate your Mind from me, or in any Meafure 

 abate and cool that Affe&ion and good Will which 

 you have prbfefled to me. 



Mr. 



