THE FLORA OF GLAMORGAN. 



Edited by A. H. TROW, D.Sc, F.L.S. 



PREFACE. 



The flora of the County of Glamorgan, notwithstanding the 

 exertions of local and other botanists, is still very imperfectly 

 understood. The Cardiff Naturalists* Society, in 1886, pub- 

 lished the first material contribution to its elucidation under 

 the somewhat misleading title of the " Flora of Cardiff." This 

 work was perhaps the most important of the many scientific 

 enterprises of the late Mr. John Storrie, and is certainly the one 

 by which he is most widely known. As indicated in the full 

 title, and exactly delimited in the Preface, the area covered in 

 that work comprised the eastern half of Glamorgan. Glamorgan 

 has not been well supplied with indigenous botanists, and the 

 eastern half of the County had, in particular, been much 

 neglected before Mr. Storrie commenced his somewhat solitary 

 labour. Associated with this gentleman, however, were a few 

 botanists, who furnished him with considerable stores of material 

 in the form of local records. The names of Messrs. R. Drane, 

 T. H. Thomas. Chapman, Bell, Mrs. Traherne, Miss Ollivant, 

 and Dr. C. T. Vachell may be mentioned as chief among those 

 who furnished active help. 



Mr. Storrie was by no means satisfied with his work in the 

 form in which it ultimately appeared. He recognised that many 

 of the " critical " forms had received too little attention ; he 

 was quite aware that there were many sins of omission as well 

 as some of commission ; and he consequently made preparations, 

 not very energetic ones, it is true, for his health was fast failing 



TRANS. CARD, NAT. SOC. — SUPPLEMENT. 



