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1921, made a collection of dried plants, a list of which has just 
been published.* 
The specimens were determined at the Herbarium of the 
and native names. As the indigenous flora of the Gambian 
hinterland is not particularly well known, it is hoped that Mr. 
Dawe’s wish will be realised that his collections should be added 
to by officials and others who travel in the colony, particularly 
with respect to the native names and uses of the plants. 
Babington’s Manual of British Botany.;—The appearance 
of a new edition of this well known work is a matter of some 
importance to all interested in the British flora. The chief 
impression gained by an examination of the work as now re-issued 
is that the present editor has been seriously handicapped by 
limitations placed on him by those whose desires he had perforce 
to respect. It is a matter of considerable regret that the whole 
work could not have been re-written for this edition and especially 
that the matter contained in Appendix II. could not have been 
incorporated in the body of the work. Appendix II. is undoubtedly 
the most valuable and interesting part of the present edition. 
In it Mr. Wilmott has brought together many of the recent results 
of the continued critical examination of British plants. Much 
has evidently been accomplished since the last edition of the 
Manual was published. Amongst other studies those of Pugsley 
on Fumaria, of Gregory and Drabble on Viola, of Lindberg and 
Salmon on Alchemilla, of Moss on Salicornia and Ulmus, of Druce 
on Orchis and other genera, are included in a summarised form. 
The Preface is dated 24th April 1922, but it would appear, 
from internal evidence, that at least the name changes in the body 
of the book were made, irrevocably for this edition, several 
years ago. On the other hand, quite recent discoveries are 
recorded in Appendix II., though complaints about omissions 
will no doubt reach the Editor. 
The convenient size of the new edition will appeal to field- 
workers, but the paper and binding will not withstand the long 
continuous wear to which a field reference book has of necessity 
to be subjected. W. B. T. 
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* List of Plants collected in the gg * Pa M. T. Dawe, F.L.S., 
F.R.G.S., 1l pp. Bathurst: Gov. Printer, A ; 
n ‘Of British Botany, by Charles Cardale rates ali ac 
Edition, edited by A. J. Wilmott, B.A., F.L.S. Gurney and Jackson, 
33, Paternoster Row, London, E.C., 1922. Price 16s. net. 
