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in which I tried to make it clear that in thus 
printing the names which it had been my privilege 
to collect, I was merely offering a contribution 
towards a more worthy glossary for our county, 
which I hope may some day be compiled by an 
abler man, who will probably find no difficulty in 
deciding how many of these names may be worth 
preserving. In the meantime, everyone into 
whose hands a copy of my list happens to come 
must decide for himself the value which he will 
Place upon names which I have allowed to appear, 
upon what he may coasider doubtful authority. 
My original intention was to follow this glossary 
with an index, in which all the scientific names 
of the plants mentioned would be arranged in 
alphapetical order, and under each would be given 
the whole of the local names for that particular 
plant which had appeared in the glossary. I am 
afraid this idea must be abandoned. The list of 
names has already extended over maay more 
months than I anticipated, and such an index as 
I contemplated would occupy a column of this 
paper every week for many months yet to come. 
I cannot believe that it would be of sufficient 
interest or value to justify the large amount of 
time, money, and space which would be necessary 
to compile ana print it. One of the chief purposes 
of such an index has to a great extent already 
been met by the many cross references which have 
been given all the way through the glossary. 
A. S. MACMILLAN. 
