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This sentence may be interpreted as follows: The number of species which present varieties are 134 per thousand in genera of 5 species and upwards.

The result is obtained from tabulation of 593 species.) HOOKER--New Zealand.
Genera with 4 species and With 3 species and downwards upwards, 150/1000.

114/1000.
GODRON--Central France.
With 5 species and upwards With 3 species and downwards 160/1000.

105/1000.
I do not enter into details on omitting introduced plants and very varying genera, as Rubus, Salix, Rosa, etc., which would make the result more in favour.
I enjoyed seeing Henslow extremely, though I was a good way from well at the time.

Farewell, my dear Hooker: do not forget your visit here some time.
LETTER 54.


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