Points out that several mosses recently published in "English botany" and credited as being sent by [James Townsend] Mackay [(1775-1862), curator of Botanic Garden, Trinity College, Dublin] and [John] Templeton [(1766-1825), father of Irish natural history] are in the large parcel of mosses he sent 3 or 4 years ago.

Encloses rare specimen of 'Op. vulg.' ['Ophioglossum vulgatum'?] from Dublin mountains, found by Dr Ogilbie.

[Spec 27 written in pencil at head of folio]