From M. J. Berkeley 22 September 1828

My dear Sir

I received a packet of Sea weeds from you a long time ago: I have not however yet had time to Examine them, being busily engaged with y ^e Madeira Cryptogamic vegetables for Lowe: as soon however as I can I will return them. I see there are some admirable things amongst them particularly Fucus Gigantinus. The Branch with y ^e roots to it belonged to Prunus lauro-cerasus. I got a bough of Tilia parvifolia for you which shall go to you whenever I can get it franked. Lowe was with me for a few days, which we enjoyed greatly. He is now I believe in London with my Mother: I shall feel highly obliged to you, if you will send y ^e books which accompany this to y ^e public Library for me, as I am not able to go myself now. I hope to be in Cambridge y ^e last week in October for a single day on my way from Margate, where I intend to spend a fortnight.

In y ^e second week in November I go down to my new Curacy near Wisbeach, which, tho not actually in Cambridgeshire lies on y ^e very confines of it, y ^e adjoining parish being in that County, so that I hope to do you some service in y ^e Cambridge Flora, and perhaps some for Leonard Jenyns in y ^e Fauna.— I shall at any rate be able to secure you all y ^e marine productions, which it is impossible to get in a casual visit, and I hope we shall be able to make some excursions together at no great distance of time.

I have got three difft bats for Leonard Jenyns, but I have no means of sending them at present.

I enclose a few plants such as I can lay my hands upon. Amongst them Chenopodium hybridum; and a species of Potentilla unlike any British one of that genus or Tormentilla. Compare specimens and you will see how diff ^t y ^r leaves are. It is perhaps most like Potentilla opaca. M ^r Henderson has found but one patch of it in a wood near Milton.

I hope M ^rs Henslow is quite well, remember me to her and believe me very truly yours | M J Berkeley

Biggs promised me seeds of Anotheca longiflora, d ^o nocturna

be so good as to put him in mind of it