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It is easy to conceive of such a man that he would be generally somewhat averse from being drawn into much correspondence. His renown, however, sufficient to lead those who desired specimens of the letters of eminent persons of the first half of the present century to covet a production of his pen. was The Dawson Turner collection of autographsoverflowingly rich as it had grown, even in 1836— was without a letter of Waterton's. It seems to have been a burning question how to acquire one. The Rev. Charles Green, of Burgh Castle, Norfolk, engaged to do what he could to supply this deficiency. So he wrote Waterton a deftly devised entomological query, in the hope that it would secure a suitable note in reply. The following is from his original draft :— Burgh Castle, near Yarmouth, July 16, 1836. "My dear Sir,-This neighbourhood is visited for a second time with a most destructive rascal of the Caterpillar tribe, locally called the 'black jack,' which is again threatening to devour the turnip crop, designed for a much more welcome & useful order of animals, & I know not how his encroachments are to be stopped, unless you happen to be acquainted with him & can suggest a narcotic for him. I well recollect your prescription for the ticks, & the success with w Mr Hay applied it in his stable, & I am hence led to hope that you may be able to contrive something for the destruction of this worst-of-all depredators. The farmers here have tried lime, & soot, without the least good. They have drawn bushes over the turnips, thinking that if he were only dislodged from his station, he would not have the power or sagacity to regain it. But this operation merely causes him to coil himself up & drop down out of harm's way, & when that is passed, he soon crawls back & recommences his ravages as heedless as before. The only thing which I think they have attempted with the slightest effect is passing a light roller over the turnips. This must of course demolish some of them, but evidently is not effectual, for yesterday I saw a field which had been rolled a few days before, with quite sufficient remaining to destroy the whole plant, if they are permitted to remain. So here we are you see totally non-plussed. So if you can help us out of this dilemma you will deserve & receive the gratitude & thanks of the whole agricultural body, & of myself in particular. Do see if you cannot suggest from your resources some expedient, cheap & easy of application. It must have both these qualities, otherwise, however specific it may be, it will be useless. For that frugal body, as you know, will endure any thing sooner than to part with their money, & they are not the most scientific or ingenious order of the community. "I hope you are acquainted with the likes & dislikes of this animal as well as you were, or are, with those of Mr Hay's ticks. I can tell you he likes turnips, it is now for you to tell me what he dislikes, & if I do not give it him, I will never see the ancient city again. I believe he is produced by a reddish fly something like what we call in Yorksh. a tom-tailor, I observed an insect of that description upon the land just as the turnips were watch their progress, & I think I shall send some to coming up. I have some now in a box & I intend to Yarmouth, for a very good practical chemist to experiment upon. "A short time ago I dined with a friend at Yarmouth, who with one of the best selected libraries, has one of the in the kingdom. Amongst these he shewed me an original largest collections of autographs, if not the most valuable letter of your Ancestor Sir Thomas More. I mentioned your name to him, which was well known to him before, but that you possessed a Clock which had descended to Can you give me any particulars reyou from him. specting it? There is another thing wh. has just struck me-I have often thought I would ask you for an explanation of your Motto. "Now you see as these 'black gentry' are daily continuing their ravages, you will perhaps be kind enough to make time an element of your answer. "Believe me, My dear Sir, "Your's faithfully, "CHARLES GREEN. |