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take the liberty of enclosing a specimen of Asplenium. 
germanicum, which I have found, while looking for 
A. septentrionale, on high rocks in Borrowdale.” Miss 
Wright's specimen was correctly named; and Mr. 
Borrer, writing to me, under date of November 22, 
1853, says, “Miss Wright showed me a living 
plant of Asplenium germanicum, and Mr. Flintoft 
some dried fronds, which they stated to be brought 
from different spots in Borrowdale. Miss Wright 
conducted me to the spot whence she ‘brought’ her 
plant, but neither on that occasion, nor on previous 
visits, did she find a second root.” The discovery of 
Germanicum in Wales was first recorded by myself in 
the ‘ Phytologist’ for October, 1847. “ Three years 
have elapsed since I received an anonymous letter, 
beginning thus, ‘A lady who has this season visited 
North Wales,’ &c., and then stating that she had 
found Asplenium septentrionale in great abundance, 
and also unmistakeable specimens of Asplenium ger- 
manicum: the locality was carefully and obligingly 
given, with the view of conducting me to the spot. 
As far as regarded Septentrionale, I knew the state- 
ment to be correct, and had no reason whatever to 
doubt the more extraordinary fact of Germanicum 
having occurred in Wales, other than the feeling of 
uncertainty whether the nameless lady knew the plant 
which she so called. The matter is now set at rest; 
Thaye before me a veritable specimen of Asplenium 
