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Kew 31st Oct[obe]r 1793

Sent Dr. Willis two Baskets containing the following Plants Viz: 
1 Geranium glutinosum, 2 Erica'si cerinthoides, 3 taxifolia, 4 abietina, 5 mammosa, 
6 Hydrangea hortensis, 7 Lemon grass, 8 Chironia linoides, 9 Sophora microphylla,                     10 Geranium'sii  3-coloriii, 11 betulinum, 12 Cytisus divaricatus, 13 Protea's speciosa,14 mellifera, 15 argentea, 16 Kempferiaiv longifolia, 17 Polygala Hiesteriav, 18 Xeranthemum proliferum, 19 Genista linifolia, 20 Metrocideros  {line} 

The following Plants were sent to Sir Francis Drake by the Exeter waggon -- 

Magnolia glauca
               3petelavi
6 Kalmia latifolia - 6 Rhododendrons
Lilium superbum
          canadense
Hyssopus nepetoides
Salvia nutans 
Astragalus acervii
Delphinium grandiflorum
Lobelia sephilitiaviii alba
Euphorbia lathyris
Gentiana cruciata 
Mimulus ringens
Isatis Tinctorial
Digitalis ambigua
Cerastium arvense
Inula hirta
Campanula americana
Betonica alpina
Rhodiola rosea
Viola grandiflora
Potentilla multifida
Prunella grandiflora
Orobus sibericusix
Saturnia virginica
Cucubalus tartaricusx
Cerastium latifolium
Artemesia rupestris
Iris pumila
Santillana alpina
Soldanella alpina 
Rhod[odendron] maximum
                           ponticum
                           pumatatum

i Erica's - the apostrophe has been inserted as there are four varieties of Erica listed,
  and numbered here 2-5.
ii Geranium's  - the apostrophe has been inserted as there are two varieties listed and numbered 10 and 11.
iii 3-color is known as tricolor
iv Kempferia is now spelt Kaempferia
v Polygala Hiesteria is spelt Heisteria
vi 3petela is spelt tripetela
vii Astragalus acerbus is the correct spelling.
viii sephilitia is now spelt sephilicia
ix Orobus sibericus could be sericeus
x tartaricus is now spelt tataricus