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BOTANICAL NOTICES. 
As accuracy is in the opinion of the Botanical Committee an essential 
requisite in all local Floras, they have allowed the insertion of no plants 
except such as have been found and recorded by members themselves ; 
nor have they admitted even the commonest species until fully convinced 
of their existence in the district. As a further guarantee, in all cases 
where doubt can possibly arise, they have affixed the initials of the 
observers, not to create rivalry by shewing their respective merits, but 
simply that in case of error the responsibility may attach to some one 
- individual member. Completeness the Committee have found it impos- 
sible to obtain, for besides the fact that some plants must have been 
_ passed over owing to the want of observers during the summer vacation, 
they found that Water Plants in general, and the orders /uncavee, 
Crperacee, and Graminee had been so neglected as not to be worthy 
of insertion at all. Otherwise the Committee are well pleased with the 
result of the first year’s work, and would only recommend the Society 
to devote their energies during the next season especially to those parts 
of the flowering plants that have been omitted in this year’s catalogue. 
Localities have, for brevi ity, been given according to the Society’s map ; 
for though it might appear that such descriptions are not sufficiently 
particular, yet after mature deliberation they have been adopted on the 
ground that the knowledge of exact localities is of little use to those who 
do not dwell in the district, and that it is much easier for inhabitants of 
Cheltenham to find rare plants mentioned in our list by direct application 
to any of the members who will always be glad to give all information in 
their power. 
In addition to the general list, which is drawn up in a manner similar 
‘to that known as the London C atalogue, the Committee have thought it 
advisable to transcribe from the Album a list of all the early plants, in 
their order of flowering until the opening of the Hawthorn, so as to have 
some record by which to compare the progress of vegetation in future 
years. 
NAT. ORD. RANUNCULACE. 
Genus aa District Finder Genus Species District Finder 
Silematis ...... Vitale. st: Ranunculus ...auricomus...... 
Anemone ...... nemorosa .... AOUlSeacaesatcesais 
Ranunculus ...peltatus......... ..09. WW VERSUS Sreilso sess 
heterophyllus.K4...R.O. sceleratus .. 
circinatus ...... KA. eG. parviflorus ee UA OA 
Drouettii ..... RG eae BEVERRISs:-.2.-¢6 
Hyitans:-<sc0.87: Q13 R.O. Calthawscinc. es palustris ..... 
tripartitus...... No...o9: Helleborus’ <seviridis! ....2:5:. Qiz2 R.6. 
Ficaria..i es Aquilegia ......vadgaris..... ...S15 C.N. 
Flammula...... 
NAT. ORD. 1,* BERBERIDACE/®. 
Berberis.......<. vulearis ..2\:.5s- O6.. FR, 
