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Car ex tomentosa L., which he was the first to record for 
England, is a very rare sedge. This interesting Carex was 
found in some wet meadows at Merston Measey, N. Wiltshire, 
by Rob. Teesclale, in 1798 (the date of your specimen), and 
came into the possession of the Rev. James Dalton about 1800. 
This is the only authentic habitat in England. The other 
specimen of Carex tomentosa is from the garden of H. C. 
Watson, whose name is cherished by all British botanists, 
and who adopted the method of cultivating many of these 
Carices in order to test their claims to rank as species. 
In conclusion it may be observed that your Herbarium 
deserves every consideration and care at your hands, on 
account of its historical and botanical associations, and as an aid 
to the study of botany. In addition to these it possesses 
specimens of plants which are now regarded as extinct in the 
British Flora, a fact which your Honorary Curator has 
endeavoured to demonstrate by a reference to this natural order 
(Cy peracesel. 
HENRY JOHN WILKINSON. 
