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Clavatis, in seriebus 2-3 ordinatis. Gynostemium ineurvatum. 

 glandulis basalibus atro-purpureis mapsculis ; alis seimobpanduri- 

 foimibus; anthera obtusa. 



Datatin, near Katanning; Miss L. Doutch (Herb, Sargent. b~A 



This new species closely resembles C. Roei Benth., from which it 

 is readily distinguished by its definitely caudate sepals and purple- 

 veined labellum with extremely small and slender calli. 1 have 

 named it in honour of Miss L. Doutch, from whom I received it in 

 September 1919. She was then in charge of the State School at 

 Datatine near Katanning, and the species was collected not tar from 

 the school. 



BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES. 

 LXXX1V. The Compendium of Smith's ' English Flora.' 



Under the heading " A Forgotten Essex Botanist " Mr. Miller 

 Christy {Essex Naturalist, xix. 267-9) brings together such infor- 

 mation as he could find about JBneas Maclntyre. His claims to be 

 regarded as a botanist, as there set forth, are somewhat slight, 

 resting as they do upon a good but not remarkable paper on the 

 plants" of Warley Common, published in the Proceedings of the 

 Botanical Society in 1839. Our Biographical Index (not "Dic- 

 tionary " as cited) gives, as Mr. Christy points out, only the most 

 meagre information concerning him, and indeed we should have had 

 some doubt as to including him in the second edition of our book,_ 

 which is practically ready for printing, but for the discovery of 

 certain information which establishes his claim to a place therein. 



On our notes for this second edition we find a statement that 

 Maclntyre prepared the Compendium of the English Flora of Sir 

 James Edward Smith, which was published by Longman in 1829— 

 Smith, it will be remembered, died in March, 1828. Neither 

 Mr. Boulger nor I can remember whence we obtained this informa- 

 tion, but there seems no reason to doubt its correctness. The com- 

 piler's name is nowhere indicated in the book, nor is the preface 

 localised or dated ; from it we learn that its preparation was suggested 

 by the success of " the several editions that have already been sold of 

 the Compendium Flora Britannicce and of some other manuals on the 

 same subject, [which] are deemed sufficient proofs of the usefulness 

 of a brief description of our native plants, which we may carry in our 

 hands during our excursions into the fields. The present little 

 volume, however,"— the preface continues— " besides exhibiting a con- 

 cise yet comprehensive view of the latest improvements and dis- 

 coveries contained in The English Flora and referring each genus 

 to its place in the system of Jussieu, points out the groups that are 

 natural, and furnishes short notices, occasionally, of the general 

 habits 'and qualities of the more extensive Natural Orders. The 

 English reader may also ascertain the accent of the Latin words, and 



