My dear Sir

I return the lists.² But in questions where Gærtner may have obtained unexpected results in hybridising one would require to know whether he has got the right species under h⁠⟨⁠is⁠⟩⁠ names for the confusion in ⁠⟨⁠  ⁠⟩⁠ genera as Silene is very great in Continental botanic gardens

One often sees Silene nutans italica inflata and a few others doing duty for dozens of tender ones which have died. Silene vespertina is one which we used to grow in our flower gardens ⁠⟨⁠as⁠⟩⁠ S. bipartita. It is a very common Mediterranean seacoast plant. S. noctiflora is a cornfield annual which we have sometimes in England S. viscosa (Cucubalus viscosus Linn) is in the way of Italica but I believe ⁠⟨⁠    ⁠⟩⁠ species from the ⁠⟨⁠    ⁠⟩⁠ central Asia

Yours very sincerely | George Bentham