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We naturally begin by comparing the new Cybele with the 

 old. Here two features at once strike our attention. The 

 first is the fact that we are dealing not with a new book, but 

 with a new edition of the old. Every feature of Moore and 

 More's now classical work which it was possible to retain has 

 been lovingly preserved. We see this in the form of the 

 introduction, in the table of distribution, in the arrangement, 

 and even the type of the bod}^ of the book. And it is a high 

 compliment to the excellence of the judgment of Moore and 

 More in such matters, when we sa}^ that the new edition, 

 published thirty- two years after, loses nothing by the perpetua- 

 tion of these features. In this connection, however, we would 

 express our regret that the names of the authors of the original 

 edition should have vanished from the title-page. More's 

 name, indeed, occurs in the statement that the second edition 

 is founded on his papers ; but the names of Moore and More 

 as creators of "Contributions towards a Cybele Hibernica" 

 are conspicuous only by their absence. K change of a more 

 cheerful nature is seen in the beautiful map, executed in 

 Messrs. George Philip & Son's best st3de, which faces the title- 

 page. The map in the old edition was useful only for showing 

 the boundaries of the twelve Districts, and if we wanted to 

 discover the situation of any place it was necessary to consult 

 an atlas or map of Ireland. The new map shows mountain- 

 ranges, rivers, lakes, towns, railwa}^ and canals as clearly as 

 could be desired, the twelve Districts being coloured and 

 numbered. The numbers of the Districts are now printed in 

 Roman instead of Egyptian numerals. This is a distinct 

 improvement, bringing the work into line with Watson's 

 botanical map of Great Britain, and leaving the way clear for 

 the employment of Egyptian numerals for the county- 

 divisions. But since the counties are not distinguished by 

 colour, the county boundaries might have been more clearly 

 marked. The eastern limit of a number of the " Hibernian " 

 type plants is shown by lines as on the old map, a few species 

 being now omitted for various reasons. Another change, but 

 one which we cannot regard as an improvement, is the 

 relegation to an Appendix of all plants not admitted by the 

 editors as members of the permanent flora. In this, the 



