( S) 



collection represents in its arrangement Baker's ideas as it is suppose,?^^ 

 to do, r\y opinion of his estimation of types or plain character,^nust be 

 lov/ered aboutSO per cent I For example, he recognizes Eatons Wctholaena 

 Californica as a valid species , while an original specimen of Liebman's 

 W.cretacea is put in the cover of N. Candida together with X several oth 

 er Mexican and Callfornian specimens of N. cretaceal i i In spite of 

 your long letter to B. which is preserved in the Herbarium, together 

 with your specimens, he still keeps in one covei^ellaea f lexuosa,P. cor- 

 difolia, P. intermedia and one or two other species which can easily be X 

 sorted out in his own herbarium, when rooted specimens are present and X 

 this can in most cases be done where the roots are wantingll Have you 

 seen Baker's "New Ferns" and his remarkable disposition of Aleuritop- 

 teris Schaffneri ? With Fournier's types at Paris so near to Kew there 

 is no excuse for such a stupid Itlunder as to refer it to Cheilanthes 

 farinosa, especially when he had the Var. Mexicana of the species un- 

 der cover of Notho. GrayitJii ( Pafry & Palmer No. i). I ajn going to 



touch up the English spirit a little when liget a good chance. I feel 



