CONTENTS. 



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I. lutroductory remarks 9 



II. R.auge of the local flora 10 



III. Compar' on of the flora of J1830 with that of 1880 11 



IV. Localities of special interest to the hotanist 17 



V. Flowering-time of plants 26 



VI. Autumnal flowering 32 



VII. Albinos 33 



VIII. Double flowers, etc , 33 



IX. Statistical view of the flora 34 



By series, classes, orders, and genera 34 



Introduced species 35 



Shrubby species 36 



Comparisons with other floras 36 



X. Abundant species 47 



XI. Classification adopted 50 



XII. Common names 54 



XIII. Concluding remarks 55 



XIV. Explanations 58 



XV. Flora 61 



Phaenogamia... 61 



Dicotyledons 61 



Monocotyledons 117 



Gymnosperms , 137 



Cryptogamia 137 



Vascular 137 



Cellular 140 



XVI. Summary I45 



XVII. Checklist 148 



Appendix; Suggestions to beginners 209 



1. Identification of plants 210 



2. Collection of plants 212 



3. Preservation of plants 218 



4. Making a herbarium 225 



5. Care of duplicates 231 



6. Exchanging plants 232 



7. General remarks on herbarium work 235 



Additions and corrections 238 



Index 239 



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