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The feeds of that fpecies of Dodtor Breynius I 
have received from Siberia, by the title of Sphondylium 
vulgar and Dodtor Boerhaave told me, he had re- 
ceived the feeds from Aufiria, Hungary, and Peterf- 
burgh, by the fame name ; fo that it is certainly the 
common fort in thofe countries. And it is very ufual 
to find many miftakes in the writers on botany j 
which has happened from their fuppofing, that the 
plants, which have been mentioned as common in one 
country, were the fame with thofe of the country 
where they inhabited. An inftance of this you well 
remember of the Parietaria minor ocymi folio. C. B. 
which is the only fpecies found wild in England j and 
fo was by all the Englifh botanifts taken for the Pa- 
rietaria ojpc inarum & Diofcoridis C. B. which are 
diftindt fpecies. 
Many other in fiances might be mentioned of mif- 
takes, which have arifen from the fame fuppofition, 
were it necelfary : but as you are fo well acquainted 
with thefe things, fo I fhall not trouble you with the 
mention of any more at prefent, but remain, 
Chelfea, May 2, 
1753 - 
S IR, 
Your mofi obedient humble fervant,. 
Philip Miller, 
XXIII, 
