the general appellation of ridges (which I should prefer if we could get it adopted) than to call them "leaves", which, while it seems to express something definite in form, does in fact avoid no difficulty on the ground of indefiniteness; and may mislead by being understood in a more definite sense than was intended by the writer employing it. -
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Febr 15. I have not recovered from my late relapse so well or so speedily as I hoped. The latter part of this letter has been written during very brief intervals of comparative freedom from pain; and I must trust to your kindness to excuse all blunders of every kind.
I remain,
With great esteem
Y.rs most truly
WR Dawes.
P.S. During my illness I have received two very interesting Meteorological Bulletins from Palermo, dated May (№ 5) and Nov (№ 11) 1865. Unfortunately I am quite unable to send any suitable notice of them at present.
WRD.
