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have ascended the lofty rocks in mountainous countries, by which plants are overlooked; in the chinks and chasms of rocks are the likeliest places for to discover something new. Arbutus Urawiss [?] is inserted as a local native, I saw it in abundance about a week ago, within sixteen miles of Manchester. The plants inserted in the British Floral, as inhabitants of the Mountains, are chiefly in the vicinity of some watering place, by this it appears that the other parts of the country have not been examined; but, what must be said of the Isle of Man, whose production is at present rated at almost nothing! I do not doubt that whenever the Mountains of Great Britain and Wales are thoroughly examined they will vie with other alpine countries in vegetable production. I found in the year 1794, upon Ingleborough, an Hurserim that I never could make out. This summer I have described it as a new one, under the trivial name of ovatum. I saw upon Penigent [also speltn Pen-y-ghent] in a dangerous situation, a Veronica, which I have since considered as officionalis, but upon examination it is likely to prove a distinct species. This present year I found in Dovedale what I am apt to believe will be a new Arabis, though the fear of losing its seed, I did not imminently examine it, as it was the only one I saw. In its radical leaves it resembles in some measure A stricta, in the stem ones alpina. I have now the plant, in a thriving state.
I am your humble sert.
[signature of] G Caley
Strangeways
Sepr 16th 1798