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subject I should have stated (in order to avoid undue expectations in 

 less genial localities) that this district is, from its warm and sheltered 

 and undulatory character, favourable to the early appearance of 

 flowers. In the list now exhibited, there are several remarkable in- 

 stances of early flowering; e. g., Anchusa sempervirens, Angelica syl- 

 vestris, Veronica Chamaedrys, &c, &c. 



Isaiah W. N. Keys. 

 Plymouth, April 20, 1849. 



Mr. Newbould the discoverer of Melilotus arvensis. 

 By G. S. Gibson, Esq. 



Fearing lest there may be some misapprehension respecting the 

 discovery of Melilotus arvensis, from the recent mention of it in the 

 ' Phytologist,' I beg to state, that it was first found at Thetford by 

 W. W. Newbould, this summer; and it was not till I afterwards 

 found both species abundantly in this neighbourhood, that I was sa- 

 tisfied of its being a distinct species. The credit of the discovery, 

 therefore, entirely belongs to him, and not to me. It may be a point 

 of little importance, but I shall feel best satisfied in having the real 

 facts thus stated, as it is due to one of our most accurate yet diffident 



botanists. 



G. S. Gibson. 



Saffron Walden, April 13, 1849. 



On the Discovery of Udora or Anacharis in Berwickshire ', in 1842, 

 and again in 1849. By Dr. Geokge Johnston. Extracted 

 from the ' Proceedings of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club.' 



On the 3d of August, 1842, I found, in the lake at Dunse Castle, a 

 plant, which interested me from its neat and peculiar habit. It grew, 

 entirely submerged, amongst the ordinary pond Potamogetons, and a 

 plant in flower could nowhere be seen. A specimen was sent to Mr. 

 Babington, and afterwards, at his request, two or three other speci- 

 mens were forwarded to him ; and I learned, from Mr. Babington, 

 that he had submitted them to the inspection of Mr. Borrer. It is 

 unnecessary to say more than that my quest after the name and cha- 

 racter of the plant was very unsatisfactory ; and the interest in it 



