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Che Flora of Burtonzon-Trent and 
Weighbourbood. 
CoMPILED BY THE BoTANICAL SECTION. 
HEN, in the Session of 1887-88, the Botanical 
and Microscopical Section of this Society was 
established, the first work undertaken was the compilation 
of a “Flora” of the district on the lines of the list of the 
Lepidoptera already published in the Society’s Transactions. 
Owing to lack of time among the small number of mem- 
bers on whom the work devolved it has from time to time 
been laid aside for long periods, and on each occasion of 
again taking up the work it has been found necessary, 
owing to additional material having come in, and to other 
causes, to re-commence the work. 
The plan as originally conceived was to include a district 
of 20 miles around Burton; but the fact that in so large a 
district a large proportion of the records would necessarily 
come from other sources than the members of this Society 
has led to a limit of ten miles only being adopted. 
A first instalment of this ‘‘ Flora” is now presented to 
members, and it is proposed to continue the work in future 
volumes of the “Transactions” until completed, adding at 
the same time any further records which may each year be 
made to the part previously published. 
The arrangement and nomenclature adopted are those of 
the gth Edition of the ‘‘ London Catalogue of British Plants.” 
