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xii. 28, and show that he gathered the true plant in Berkshire ; 

 Observations on the Linnaean genus Juncus, with the characters of those species 

 which have been found groici'}ig wild in Great Britain^ which was printed in 

 the same volume of the Transactions (p. 291) ; On Systems and Methods in 

 Natural History, also printed in the Transactions (vol. xv. p. 479); and 

 a paper on The Plant intended by the Shamrock of Ireland, which appeared 

 in the Journal of the Royal Institution, vol. i. ,1831). David Don gave 

 the name Bichenia to a plant-genus in his honour. A portrait in oils 

 by Eddis was presented by Bicheno to the Linnean Society before his 

 departure for Tasmania. 



Of Bicheno we are told that ' he had information on a great variety 

 of subjects,' that ' his conversation was in a high degree agreeable and 

 instructive/ and that ' his society was consequently peculiarly accept- 

 able in the several circles in which he successively moved, the genial 

 amiability of his disposition contributing to render him a universal 

 favourite.' Mavor in his General Vieiv of the Agricidture of Berkshire 

 says : ' The private friendship of Mr. Bicheno inclined him to give 

 me every assistance in his power in a favourite pursuit. Had he 

 enjoyed more leisure his discoveries would have been more extensive ; 

 but at this advanced period of botanical science it is no small fame 

 to have been able to add one plant to the British flora.' In the list 

 of the plants of Berkshire in Dr. Mavor's work the records of Bicheno 

 are marked by the letter B placed against them ; in some cases 

 Dr. Noehden has also contributed the record. 



Bicheno enumerates the following species as occurring in Berkshire ; 

 they are disposed here in three groups, the names being those used 

 by Dr. Mavor. The first group contains those which are believed to 

 be published for the first time and by himself alone, namely — Adonis 

 autiimnalis, Adoxa Moschatellina, Alisma ranuncidoides, Atropa Belladonna, 

 Bupleurum rotundifoliuni, Campanida hybrida, Chironia Centaurium, Colchicum 

 autumncde, Cuscuta Epithijmum, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Hypericum humifusvm, 

 Ligxistrum vidgare, Mentha viridis. Narcissus Pseudo-narcissus, Oj^hrys spiralis. 

 Orchis pyramidalis, Papaver hybridum, Paris quadrifolia, Primula elatior 

 [auctorum non Jacquini], Rihes Grossularia, Rosa ^inosissima, R. rubiginosa, 

 Schoenus compressus, ScropMdaria vemalis, Spergida nodosa, Scdix repens, 

 Vaccinium Myiiillus, Veronica montana, V. scutcllaia, Vinca minor, and 

 Viburnum Opulus. The second group contains the plants which were 

 published for the first time by Bicheno conjointly with Dr. Noehden, 

 namely — Anagallis tenella, Anthyllis Vidneraria [this entry is preceded by 

 a manuscript note of Browne's^ Aquilegia vulgaris. Aperula cynanchica [see 

 Harding's MS.], Butomus umbeUatus, Campanula glomerata, Carduus {Cnicus) 

 acaulis [in Eudge's herbarium]. Oircaea Lutetiana, Conyza squarrosa {Inida 

 Conyza), Galium Cruc latum, Hypericum Androsaemum, Scdvia Verbenaca, Trago- 

 pogon pratense [Browne's MS.], and Valeriana officinalis. The third group 



