i jo Mr* Ray to Dr. Robinfbn. 



As to the Biftorta Alpina r I am now come over 

 to Mr. Toumeforfs Opinion, that there are two Sorts 

 thereof. 



Of the Plants you have obferved about Paris , the 

 Conyza Canadenfts annua alba^ is improperly ftyled 

 Canadenfts^ as Dr. Mot if on alfo takes notice, being 

 frequently found in the Woods and Vineyards of 

 France^ and, if you will believe him, of England al- 

 fo, where it hath not yet been my good Hap to meet 

 with it. He entitles it Conyza acris annua alba^ o* 

 mitting the Epithet of Canadenfts. 



'Black Notley y July 27. — 83. 



Dr. Robinlbn to Mr. Ray from Mont- 



pellier. 



S I R 9 Montpettier, Sept. 10. 1 68 3 . S.N, 



I Troubled you with a Letter from Paris laft: July 9 

 giving an Account of the Macreufe. 'Twas not 

 fo fatisfa£tory as I wifh'd, the Bird being then out of 

 Seafon : However, my worthy Friend, Mr. Charl- 

 ton^ (now at Paris) will take care to get the Ma- 

 creufe exa£tly defign'd to the Life, together with the 

 Skin ftuff'd, which he intends to preferve in his own 

 excellent Mufeum^ but will order them to be left at 

 Mr. Faithorn's for your Ufe. As for the Queries 

 which you have been pleas'd to give me about Mont- 

 pettier^ I am afraid that I may be defeflive in anfwer- 

 ing them, the prefent Troubles of Languedoc putting 

 a great Stop to Arts and Sciences, there happening 

 daily Skirmifhes between the King's Soldiers and the 

 Proteftants of thefe Parts ; yet I have been a little 

 ♦ induftrious in the Search of Natural Curiofities, tho' 

 not fo accurate as I ought to have been > efpecially 



when 



