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Additions to the Wycombe Llova,—1866. 
LTHOUGH every branch of Natural History has ever some- 
thing new to set before us, and although we can never ex- 
haust the marvellous stores of information presented to us in each 
natural object, it is, of course, self-evident that just in proportion 
as we become more acquainted with any one subject, we have 
just so much the less to find out about it. In other words, 
to speak more particularly of our own district, each plant or 
insect that we find for the first time leaves one less for future 
discovery. The careful inventory which has been made during 
the last few years of the botanical productions of our woods 
and fields has left room for but few additions: and it is 
therefore with great pleasure that I record the discovery during 
the past season, of seven species of flowering plants hitherto un- 
recorded for the Wycombe district. 
I may here remark that the area comprised in the district to 
the examination of which our Society is especially devoted is a 
radius of five miles from the parish church of High Wycombe, — 
this being the extent to which the labours of local naturalists are 
usually confined: and my forthcoming Flora of Wycombe will be 
_ arranged in accordance with this generally adopted plan. I will 
now briefly mention the seven species recently added to our list 
in the order of their discovery. 
4 Tue Frenp Movse-zar Cuickwezp (Cerastium arvense) was 
uly recorded at page 25 of the Society’s Magazine. It has not 
et been observed in any other locality than that there mentioned, 
and we must consequently consider it, for the present, as merely 
a visitor to the district. 
Tne Fine-teavep Hearn (Erica cinerea). Although by no 
means a rare plant, had not been recorded among us until the 
25rd of June last, when I had the pleasure of finding it in great 
plenty upon Wooburn Common. ‘The same observations also 
apply to 
