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usual in this disease, were painted over with a thick coating 

 of tar. 



In two days the tar had been partly removed by washing 

 and wear, and was then completely removed by means of 

 benzole. The rough edge of the rings had disappeared and 

 could not be discovered when the finger was drawn across 

 it. Since then the skin has gradually recovered its natural 

 condition, and no appearance of a return has shown itself 



At the same time a fresh ring which had made its appear- 

 ance on the body of another child was treated in a similar 

 manner, and the disease disappeared mth the tar in the 

 course of a couple of days. 



I am happy to say that I have no further means of con- 

 tinuing these experiments. 



Mr. Charles Bailey, in distributing some specimens of 

 Erica vagans, L., from the Lizard, Cornwall, suggested that 

 British botanists, in recording the localities on the labels of 

 plants, should also add the province and vice-county as 

 given in Mr. Watson's " Compendium of the Cybele Britan- 

 nica." 



