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SIR JOSEPH BANKS 
expectation of hearing of his arrival, and at the same time of learning how you 
were. I have just had a letter from him saying he hopes to be with you in about 
a week. * * * § 
Linnceus to Ellis {Latin). Upsal, August 11, 1760. 
I acknowledge myself greatly indebted to you for the peculiar kindness with 
which you have received my friend Solander; who, in his letters, cannot sufiS- 
ciently praise your hospitality, in not only welcoming him yourself with paternal 
affection, but in recommending him also to your friends.']' 
Limui-us to Ellis, (?) 1760. 
I write in haste, not being willing to defer the above matters; any more than 
my most grateful acknowledgments for all your favours to my dear Solander. 
I only fear that his residence in your part of the world should be too expensive 
to allow of its being long continued.;]; 
Dr. Garden^ to Ellis, (?) January, 1761. 
I confess I often envy you the sweet hours of converse on this subject (Natural 
History) with your friends in and about London. How must you enjoy Solander. 
0 my God ! || 
Dr. Garden to the same, (?) Jan., 1761. 
My respectful compliments wait on your new friend and son of Apollo, Solander. 
Solander to Ellis, London, Nov., 1761. (Enghsh orthography partly corrected.) 
By Mr. Alchorne’s** letter you may see. Sir, that I have been a good deal taken 
about Dr. Hill’sf 'f new work. It contains not, as I thought, all the compound 
and aggregate flowers, but only the radicated flowers. I never met with any 
person who had it, or could show it me ; therefore I desired Mr. Alchorne to give 
me his idea, because he has had an opportunity of looking it over; and he has 
been so obliging as to give me this letter to send you. 
This summer, in August, they have discovered a new marble in Gottland, in 
Sweden. I have seen two tables of it, sent as a present to a merchant here in 
London. It is of a very odd colour, almost like tallow cut into small square 
pieces, and mi.xed with light-green soap. In some pieces there are spots of dark- 
red jasper, and dark-green porphry. Besides tliis, they have lately discovered a 
black marble in the same island, said to be very fine and heavy, almost as heavy 
as the black one we had before ; but I have not seen a specimen 
Dr. Ribe and Mr. Varney present their humble respects.JJ 
Solander to Ellis. London, March 5, 1762. (Slightly corrected.) 
Last night I was at the Royal Society. It was a long meeting, but very few 
things of consequence. One Rev. Dr. Foster had sent two letters; in one he 
will prove against Mr. Collinson, that swallows really, during winter, immerse 
themselves in water. He says he has observed them to assemble in large flocks 
• Corresp : Linna?us, i, 125. Ellis was the great authoritv on the Corallines, 
t Ib., 134. 
t Ib., 136. 
§ Dr. Garden, of Charlestown, South Carolina, U.S.A., where he was a physician and naturalist. 
II Corresn. ; Li.maeus., i, 502. 
T Ib., 506. 
•• Solander, in a work of Swartz, dedicated the " Euphorbiaceous genus Alehomea ” to tliis 
gentleman, — we have two Australian representatives of this very interesting genus. 
tt Doubtless his “ Hortus Kewimds,” 1758, (a second edition, dated 1769, is before me). The 
first part deals with the Compositse, treating of the “ radiat* ” ; while later on the volume deals 
with the " aggregatse." Solander had evidently not been able to see the rare first edition. 
Corresp. : Linn bus, ii, 7. 
