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rica. Wild Honey suckle af de Engelska. Växer uti god jord¬ 
mån i skogarna i Norra America. Börjar blomma i Nya' Sverige 
vid d. 25 April n. st. Blommorna äro ganska sköna, ibland 
röda, ibland hvita, brukas til prydnad; lukta ock förträffeligen 
väl.» (May-flower by the Swedish. Wild Honey suckle by the 
English. Grows in good soil in the forests in N. Am. Begins 
flowering in New Sweden about the 25 th of April, new style. 
The flowers are very beautiful, sometimes red, sometimes white, 
are used for decoration; have also an exceedingly good smell). 
It is Aza/ea nudiflora L , as Thunberg has written on the front side. 
Besides the historical interest attached to this little herbarium, 
it might perhaps also have some scientific value. About 30 of 
the specimens belong to species to which Linnaeus has attached 
a reference to Kalm. These specimens are of course duplicates 
of the originals in Linnaeus’ herbarium, on which he has based 
his opinion of the species. In some cases therefore it might be 
of interest to have recourse to these Kalmian specimens, in order 
to get a clearer understanding of what Linnaeus meant by a 
certain species. Lrom this point of view I intend to examine 
these specimens with the aid of the modern literature and other 
specimens, and hope soon to publish the results of this investiga¬ 
tion in another article. 
