left Holyhead and the northern part of Anglesea unsearch'd. The most time we were at Llanberris, we had pretty fair weather. There grows here and there, upon wet places amongst the rocks, a Bryum or Hypnum, of darke purple and shining colours,** and another, green, cum summitatibus acuminatis et pungentibus,45 which I remember in the Consul's collection, probably sent by you, not taken notice of in the Synopsis. I could in neither of them find any heads. We found the most of the Welch plants then in season, but some we missed upon Clogwyny-Garnedd: viz. Filix, Pedicularis rubræ foliis; 46 Salix pumila, folio rotundo;47 Cyrsium humile montanum, Cynoglossi folio, polyanthemum.48 At the very top of Snowdon I met with Muscus Islandicus purgans,49 Barth: and at the bottom of it, on the east side, in a meadow, Campanula foliis Cymbalaria 50 in plenty. In a lake at the foot of Gribgoch, I found Potamogeton, Lapathi minoris foliis pellucidis.51 D. Lhwyd. On the green pastures, near the top of Gribgoch, I could find nothing like a Bistorta folio vario;52 but an Acetosa lanceolata, 44 Bryum alpinum. 45 Sphagnum alpinum.-See Dill. Musc. 245. 46 Woodsia hyperborea. Brown. 48 Serratula alpina. 47 Salix reticulata. 49 Lichen Islandicus. L. 50 Campanula hederacea. 51 Raii Syn. 150, No. 16: possibly Potamogeton heterophyllum. Eng. Bot. t. 1285. 52 A variety of Polygonum viviparum, found here by Parkinson. folio glabro, spisso, obtuso et vix auriculato,53 in great plenty, which I have seen on other hills in Wales, and found only one specimen in flower; the lower leaves very small and roundish, those on the stalk long and pointed, with a large basis. Whether Parkinson mistook this for a Bistorta I cannot assure. His figure does not agree with my specimen. I brought plants with me from thence, and shall see next year what it will come to. The Hieracium latifolium, uno vel altero flore,54 is only a variety of the common Pulmonaria Gallica.55 Not far from Llanberris Church, along the road, grows a Gentianella pilosa, flore semper quadripartito,56 very different from pratensis, flore lanuginoso, C. B. I find specimens of one amongst Consul Sherard's, gathered near Malham, which agree with this, except that the Malham ones seem to have flowers divided into five segments. If I had a loose specimen or two, I could be better able to determine the difference. Pray, Sir, when does that of Malham be in blossom?-in spring or autumn? Our guide being not so well acquainted with the Glyder, as with the hills on the other side, we could not get to the place where the Bulbosa 53 May be a variety of Rumex Acetosa-a very variable plant, if there be not more than one species confounded under it. 54 Raii Syn. 170, No. 13. 55 Hieracium sylvaticum. 56 This may have been a four-cleft variety of Gentiana Amarella. Alpina juncifolia57 grows; nor could we find, on the southside of Llyn-y-Cwm, the Hieracium mentioned to grow there,58 nor the Virga aurea montana, flore conglobato.59 There grows one on all the hills about Llanberris, and on other hills in Wales, which is nothing indeed than the common. I am sure we was at the right place; for we found there the Lycopodium foliis Juniperi.60 In the Lake-y-Cwm I found the common Subularia folio rigido,61 mentioned to grow only in Phynon-Vrech, and the Juncifolia Cochlearia capsulis,62 pretty plentifully, which easied me very much of our disappointment of not seeing more Glyder plants. In the lake near Llanberris, a little further, where you found the Subularia fragilis, folio longiore et tenuiore,63 cast out of the lake, I pull'd off shoes and stockings, and found it growing there in great plenty. If a body had conveniency for fishing out the plants 57 Anthericum serotinum. 58 See Raii Syn. 168, No. 7.-Gerard's plant is Cineraria integrifolia. Dr. Richardson's, found at Llyn-y-Cwm, appears by his own specimen, shown to the writer of this by Mr. Hailstone, to be Hieracium sylvaticum. ß. Tr. L. Soc. 1x. p. 240. 59 Raii Syn. 177, No. 4. Dillenius was surely more correct here, than afterwards, when he published the Welch Solidago as distinct. 60 Lycopodium annotinum. 61 Isoetes lacustris. 62 Subularia aquatica. 93 Isoetes lacustris, the long-leaved variety, described in Dill. Musc. 541, t. 80. f. 2. of the deep of the lakes, I am apt to think one should find strange things. Near this place, it's now three years ago, when Mr. Evans, coming home late from a christening in stormy and rainy weather, was drown'd. His corpse could not be found by any way, tho' tried with fishing. There being no person living at the place at present, it is almost impossible for any body to go a herborising thither. We had very hard and uncomfortable lodging at the alehouse, and got with difficulty a young man to be our interpreter and guide. At last, young Mr. Evans, at Bangor, gave us leave to ly at his house, and sent us provisions from Bangor. If some rich Botanist, that hath no family and children, would build a house there, and buy some land to it, which might be done with a little money, it would be a very kinde invitation for Botanists to visit these strange places, and be an inducement of making a collection of Welch plants, according as you proposed; without which, I mean a fixed place, it seems to me impracticable. Sir, I am afraid I have tired your patience. I must give you many thanks for your directions, that were very useful I do not know whether you make any collection of plants: if so, any of my duplicates that you should want are at your service. to us. Dr. Sherard arriv'd safe from Holland last Wednesday, and is at present at Eltham. Mrs. Wansell, who gives her humble service to you, told me something about Oxford, which I am glad you are sensible of; especially if you should thinke it proper to advise the Consul, and to tell him your opinion. I beg and hope you will excuse the trouble of this, from your Most obliged and most humble servant, LETTER CI. Dr. Richardson to Mr. Hearne. DEAR SIR, PRESTON in LANCASHIRE, February 16th, 1726-7. for your I am very much obliged to you two very kind letters, and for your redyness in serving my friend, Currer, in the afaire of Broughton; but I am afraid he cannot succeed in it, since I am informed that Mr. Bankey of Skipton, a person of a very good character, has made the same proposals to the Dean and Chapter that were formerly made by Mr. Ash; so that now we have no room to expect so great a favoure from the College, but must always, with due gratitude, acknowledge Dr. Tanner's great civility to us, as wel as your's upon that occasion; to whome pray give my service when you write to him. |