Mr. Ray to Mr. WillifeL 3^9 



iiniatO ) flore croceo. J. B. as I judge. This I found 

 in a Bank near to the River Tees, in the Bijhoprick of 

 Durham. Lapathum folio acuto flore aureo. C. B. which 

 I had before taken fome notice o^, when I was left 

 careful and curious in diftinguifhing of Plants. I 

 found like wife near Huntingdon a Plant which the 

 the laft Year I obferved not far from St. Neofs com- 

 ing to wait upon you, which puzzles me fore. It's 

 between a Grafs and a Caryophyllus, I know not what 

 to call it, unlefs it be Polygono anguftiffimo folio affinis 

 C. B. but I cannot find that defcribed any where. 

 I have fent you a little Branch of it for your Judg- 

 ment about it. The feed VefTel is large, and per- 

 fectly to be feen. The Flower is a very imall yellow- 

 iih one. You mention a Box which you intend 

 for all forts of Fruits and Seeds. It muft have almoft 

 infinite Cells and Divifions to contain all the varieties 

 of Seeds and Fruits. Concerning the Order and Me- 

 thod of it you need not my Advice, for I cari givb 

 you none but what is very obvious, viz. to put thoie 

 of the fame Tribe near together. As for Inftance, 

 to have a Drawer with feveral Cells or Boxes for 

 Nuts , another for Cones? &c. for the reft of Fruits 

 which may be reduced to feveral Heads j and then 

 one for Exoticks , which cannot be conveniently re- 

 ferred. In like manner for Herbs , to have a Drawer 

 with feveral Boxes or Divifions for Legumina, ano- 

 ther the like for Cerealia, &c. only thofe Boxes muft 

 be mofe numerous than thofe for Fruits. By a Drawer 

 with feveral Boxes, I mean fuch a thing as the Prin- 

 ters put their Letters in. There hath been, and ftill 

 continues to be here, an epidemical Sicknefs ,• in the 

 nature of a Fever -> which cuts off many old Perfons 

 and Children, but thofe of middle Age it fpares. 

 Some of my fmall Company are grievoufly affe&ed 

 with it. In the North of England^ and in Scotland^ 

 we heard of no fuch thing. 



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