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out Switzerland, and penetrates into the north-eastern provinces of 
France, as Alsace and Lorraine. It is recorded by Brebisson in his 
‘Flore de la Normandie,’ as having been found at Auvillars-en-Auge, 
which, pointing in the direction of Dorsetshire, gives a colour of proba- 
bility to its British claim. It is not unfrequent further north, in the 
Belgic provinces. 
Not many years since, the Simethis bicolor, Kunth, was found for the 
first time near Bournemouth, and the Gladiolus Illyricus, Koch, near 
Lyndhurst, Hants. Although no other English stations are recorded 
for these plants, they are both justly adopted by botanists as true addi- 
tions to our flora, and their geographical distribution entirely favours 
this opinion, as they are frequently met with on the opposite side of 
the Channel. 
Leucojum estivum, Linn., is entered in Mr. Watson’s ‘Cybele Bri- 
tannica’ as a Dorsetshire plant, probably on the authority of the late 
Dr. Salter, who specifies it as growing within eight miles of Poole, but 
gives no locality. After a careful study of the Dorsetshire flora, I am 
bound to say, although Dr, Salter’s list is most valuable, it # is not A 
altogether to be relied upon. I have not seen Leucojum æstivum grow- 
ing in the county. 
The following description will assist in determining the new plant 
m L. estivum, from which, however, it obviously differs in having 
only one flower on the scape :— 
jum vernum, Linn. Flower solitary, large, and drooping ; 
spathe linear-oblong, as long as the included pedicel ; perianth-seg- 
ments obtusely mucronate. Style terminating in an apiculate club. 
PIPERACEX NOVA. 
Auctore CASIMIR DE CANDOLLE. 
(Concluded from page 167.) 
TRIB. IIl. PIPEREZ. 
Genus PIPER. 
** Bractea truncato-peltata. 
P. sulflavum ; folis brevissime petiolatis ovato-lanceolatis apice 
acuminatis acutis basi inzqualiter cordulatis utrinque et subtus 
