220 BOTANICAL INFORMATION. | 
sexual system in the * Species Plantarum,' with the exception of an oc- 
casional genus, for which there was not sufficient space in its own class. 
'The specimens are attached to half-sheets of white paper by means 
of narrow slips of paper, the bottom of the stem being often orna- 
mented by artificial devices representing a flower-pot, or the like. All 
the species are placed within one, or if numerous two or more sheets of 
paper; on which is marked, in large letters and in Linneus's own hand- 
writing, at the left corner below, the name of the genus and its number, 
pointing out its place, the number rising to between 1200 and 1300. 
'The half-sheets have in front, on one side, the name of the species, 
genus, class and order, with a reference to the Spec. Plantar., in a large 
hand, differing from the usual writing of Linneus; but below the 
specimen, about the middle of the sheet, the specific name is again re- 
peated in Linneus's usual small hand, mostly with the generic name 
` also, and the number of the species in the first edition of Spec. Plantar- 
This number, written in pencil, designates the place of the species in 
the herbarium, or with ink, denoting the corresponding number in the 
work quoted, in which again, that is in Linneus's own copy, it is under- 
lined, to indicate that the plant exists in the herbarium. Tt often hap- 
pens that a species has a number only, without any name, in which 
case Linneus has placed it near the specimen to which the specific 
name has been affixed; and in case neither name nor number are 
added, the plant is temporarily placed nearest the species to which it 
is most allied, for the sake of comparison or future determination. 
Frequently one or moré papers bearing specimens of the same species, 
are stuck by a pin to the named species. Sometimes a number of un- 
determined specimens are collected together at the end of their respec- 
tive genera; and where these latter have not been ascertained, they are 
put up in separate thick bundles without any sort of notice, except of 
the locality in very few instances, or with an occasional attempt on the 
part of Sir James to name the genus. 
(To be continued.) 
Vancouver’s Island. 
: A survey of the “ Victoria district,” and the settled part of the 
“ Puget Sound district,” having been recently made by the Hudson's 
