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Herbarium to show how intimately he was connected with the 
Rev. James Dalton. 
The other specimen of Eriophomm alpinuni, L. was collected 
hy Robert Teesdale in 1780, and subsequently came into the 
possession of Dalton. Robert Teesdale was one of the original 
members of the Linnean Society. On the 7th February, 1793, 
and December 4th, 1798, he communicated to the members 
of the Linnean Society the result of his observations on the 
Flora of Yorkshire. 
His catalogue (Plantae Eboraeenses) contains the records 
“ of over 900 species, exclusive of cryptogamia ” and exhibits 
a wonderful amount of patient labour and research. 
Shortly before his death he wrote the following letter to 
the Rev. Mr. Dalton. 
“ Dear Sir, 
My present infirmities will not admit of my 
proceeding any further in the supplement to the Flora 
Eboracensis; I have therefore packed up the papers along with 
this, and have ordered, if it should please God to call me 
away, to send them to you, so that if you should at any time 
be so inclined, you may correct and finish it: the names of 
the plants are on slips of paper, filed as they occur in the 
Flora Britannica, errors excepted, and I meant at the latter 
end of it to have added an alphabetical list of some of the 
very rare ones, which are in those published, giving the 
different habitats, which have be£n transmitted to me by 
yourself, and our other friends. 
The Rev. M. Harriman has promised to send me his 
observations on the plants he has observed in our County ; 
when I receive his list it is all I have in view at present. 
If you ever receive this, I shall be gone from whence no 
traveller returns, so have only to wish your family every 
blessing both here and hereafter, 
And I am, Dear Sir, 
Yours very sincerely, 
ROB. TEESDALE. 
II ammer smith . 9 ’ 
The specimens of Teesdale's collecting in your Herbarium 
are in good condition. 
