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Ibbotson gives more specimens of the rarer species, and 
fewer or single samples, of the common kinds. He is 
indeed most worthy of encouragement by every lover of 
Botany. Among the * plante rariores" to be thus offered, 
are Carex paradoxa, Scheuchzeria palustris, Lysimachia 
thyrsiflora, Veronica triphyllos. . 
Mr. Gardiner's Scotch Plants. 
Equally meritorious with Mr. Ibbotson is Mr. Gardiner, 
and equally indefatigable in collecting and offering upon the 
most moderate terms, the rare vegetable productions of Scot- 
land, especially of that rich and classical district, the Clova 
mountains. We have more than once, in the pages of this 
Journal, called attention to these specimens; and we may add, 
that Mr. G. is still extending his researches in the interesting 
field, and has it in contemplation to publish, during the 
ensuing year, a second series of “ Botanical Rambles in 
Braemar,’* and also a Flora of Forfarshire: which Flora he 
proposes to accompany and illustrate with a series of 200 
species of the rarer and more peculiar plants of the district. 
Bourgeaud's Plants of the Canaries. 
It is, perhaps, not yet generally known, that M. Bour- 
geaud, a zealous Botanist of Savoy, is, under the auspices, 
and aided by the local knowledge of the Canary Islands pos- 
' sessed by Mr. Webb, gone to visit them with a view to collect 
the plants, of which we are glad to learn that a few sets 
will be made up for sale. Already some cases have arrived 
at Paris, and we shall be happy to be able to announce their 
distribution. 
* See p. 208 of the present volume of this Journal. 
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