212 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 



Isle of Man Botany. 



The Rev. S. A. P. Kermode has published in the Manx Y71 Lioar 

 Manninafjli (vol. iii. pp. 273-291, 1900) a list of the "Flowering 

 Plants " of the island. In his prefatory note the author hopes 

 " that the list is now tolerably complete." Nothing is said of any 

 continuation, but at present it only extends to the Naiadacece. 

 "In arrangement and nomenclature Hooker [Student's Flora, 

 3rd edition, 1881) has been followed throughout ; no specific 

 localities are given, except in the case of the rarer plants." 



Mr. Kermode gives a list of the various authorities quoted, 

 among them Watson's Topographical Botanij, but he has over- 

 looked twelve species there recorded, nor does he include sixteen 

 species recorded in this Journal and in The Naturalist; but as a 

 set-off against these he records thirty-eight species not given in 

 Top. Bot. Of these, liaphanus maritimus (this is called " Wild 

 Radish "), Viola lactea, Ulex nanus, all the Ruhi, Cicuta, (Enanthe 

 pinipinelloides, Culamintha Sepeta, and Juncus compressus will need 

 to be confirmed. No doubt the " Viola lactea'' is really V, canina 

 L. (V, ericetorum Schrad.), and " T. canina'' V. sylvestris. Ulex 

 Gallii is recorded by Babington, not nanus. The (Enanthe is no 

 doubt Lachenalii, which, however, is also given (from "Forbes 

 cat."). Many of the other additional species given are probably 

 correct, and may be accepted on distributional grounds. The 

 almost entire absence of alpine species where the hills (in at 

 least one instance) exceed 2000 ft. is somewhat remarkable. 

 Epilobiuni alsinefolium is given from two localities ; this descends 

 in the north of Scotland to 450 ft. (Marshall). Juncus compressus 

 is probably J. Gerardi. 



It is a great disappointment to find no Manx names for the 

 plants ; of the English names given some are wrongly applied — for 

 Q^^iiXa^le, Prunus avium \^ called " Bird Cherry " ; this, the Latin 

 name notwithstanding, is popularly applied to P. Fadus ; and 

 P. avium, called " Wild Cherry " or " Gean " in England. 



The following species may be added to the list on the authority 

 of Mr. P. G. Ralfe, of Castletown: — Raphanus Raphanistrum, Aren- 

 aria serpyllifolia, Hypericum perforatum, Saxifraga granulata, and 

 Cerastium triviale. 



Mr. Hieru, whose notes in this Journal for 1897 are referred to, 

 will be somewhat surprised to find " the Rev." prefixed to his name ! 



Arthur Bennett. 



Prodromi Flora Britannic a Specimen adumbravit F. N. Williams, 

 F.L.S. (Cucurbitaceas, Lobeliaceae, Campanulace^e, et Aster- 

 acearum subfam. Asterinae.) Obtainable at 181, High Street, 

 Brentford. Price Is. by post. 



It is pleasant to notice a fresh and independent attempt to show 

 the way how to produce at least a foretaste of a new British flora. 

 In an introductory article, consisting of two pages, Mr. Williams 

 explains and defends the scope and plan of the work. Careful 



