Letter received by Banks from George Caley, 7 March 1795 (Series 18.001) - No. 0004

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Mr. Caley
March 16 95
30

To
Sir Joseph Banks Bart.
Soho Square
London

will make your state less disagreeable than otherwise it would be.

The Drosera you sent is the Real longifoloa of Lennous [Linnaeus] Hudson & Withering the Great Sundew of Hudson & Withering had been mistaken for that species till Hudson Rectified the mistake in his Last Edition.

The Moss you have appears to be a new one & the finding it does you great credit it is however so [indecipherable] that it is impossible to determine with certainty to what genus it belongs I shall be obliged to you if you will gather some more of it & send it to me by the Mail Coach in a little Parcel wrapd up in wet moss.