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informs me, is a fair but small figure of the plant, with " Cornwall 
Saxifrage" given as the name, and the word " Cornwall" added as 
its locality. Dillenius in the Synopsis has a reference under his 
name of " Smyrnium tenuifolium nostras " to Eay's Histories Plan- 
tarum, iii., p. 254 ; but this work does not give it as British. The 
remainder of Dillenius's synonyms and references are as follow : 
Saxifraga hircina maxima Cornubiensis, D. Stevens ; Tragoselinum 
maximum Cornubiense, D. Buddie. Then follows a reference to 
Petiver's work, and finally we have these words in connection with 
the plate he himself gives : " Accurationem quam Petiveri hujus 
figuram vid. Tab. viii." The engraving is very characteristic of the 
plant, and admirable as regards details, considering the small space 
the artist had at his command. How did Dillenius and Petiver 
obtain the knowledge of the occurrence of the plant in Cornwall 1 
A reference by Mr. Newbould both to the MS. Flora of the Eev. 
Adam Buddie, and also to his Herbarium, forming respectively a 
portion of the Sloane MS. collections and Sloane Herbarium in the 
British Museum, enables me to give the following particulars. In the 
Herbarium, now at Cromwell Road, is a specimen of the Physo- 
spermum from Cornwall ; seemingly the original of the engraving 
by Dillenius. On the same paper as the specimen is the following : 
1 ' Tragoselinum maximum cornubiense umbella Candida. Buddie 
a D. Stevens e Cornubia missum." In the MS. Flora the plant 
has a short description; and appended is the note: "This description 
is from a dry'd specimen," also " a D. Stevens ad D. Stone street e 
Cornubia missa." This explains why the name Stevens appears in 
connection with the notice of this plant by Dillenius in the 
Synopsis. D. is simply the initial letter of " dominus " or Mr. 
The Stevens here named was no doubt the Rev. Lewis Stevens, 
Vicar of Menheniot from 1685-1724, where he died in the latter 
year, or the commencement of the following one. He was a 
scholar and man of science, carrying on a correspondence with 
Wm. Sherard and other naturalists of his day, and assisting them 
by the transmission of specimens of natural history from Corn- 
wall. In this work his name comes before us associated with that 
of Walter Moyle, of Bake. We find Sherard writing as follows to 
Moyle from London in December, 1719: "I had formerly the 
honour to know the Rev. Mr. Stephens at Oxford ; and if he be 
living, beg the favour of you to know how I may write to him. 
The Fuei and Musci communicated by your good self and him to 
