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Jungermannia polyanthos. Trembalh sales and gemmae ; near Redmtli, 



mills, in fruit. with capsules, anthers and gemmae, 



viticulosa. Newlyn cliffs, barren. and in summer an elongated state, 



Trichomanis. Newlyn cliffs, in with black balls. 



fruit. There is also a plant very Jungermannia reptans. Gulval, in fruit, 

 nearly allied to this species, which is J. Ralfs, Esq. 



frequently found on roofs of caves Mackaii. Gulval carne, with ca- 



and other shady places, generally ve- lyces, J. Ralfs, Esq. 



ry abundant in gemmas, which I dis- serpyllifolia. Bologas &,c. in fruit. 



covered with capsules last spring, in minutissima. Bologas, in fruit. 



a rather exposed situation near New- calyptrifolia. Gulval, in fruit, J. 



lyn cliffs. Ralfs. Esq. 



hidentata. Common in fruit. dilat.ata. Bologas, both male and 



heterophylla. Newlyn cliffs, in fr. female states. 



barbata. Gulval ; discovered by Tamarisci. Cam Brea, in fruit. 



Mr. Ralfs since this list was written. /3. apiculata. Bologas, 



Francisci. Near Haye, with cap- plentiful in one spot. 



- William Curnow ; Pembroke Cottage^ Newlyn Cliffs, Penzance, 

 March 11, 1843. 



299. Note on the absence of Jasione montana and Verbena offici- 

 nalis from the vicinity of Edinburgh. I was much surprised to see 

 from the 2nd edition of the Edinburgh 'Catalogue of British Plants,' 

 that neither Jasione montana nor Verbena officinalis have been found 

 ■within thirty miles of that city. Not having been in Scotland, 1 can- 

 not say whether this is correct, but to us Southrons it seems odd. The 

 absence of plants, usually common, though not so striking to the eye, 

 is, or ought to be, nearly as interesting as the presence of others usu- 

 ally rare. — Geo. Sparkes ; Bromley, Kent, April 18, 1843. 



300. Note on British Plants occurring in fweign countries. It 

 would be extremely interesting if some botanist would publish a list 

 of English plants, with the foreign countries in which they are found. 

 The information might be taken from Don's book, as far as that book 

 extends. Myrrhis odorata grows in Spain, although I have not met 

 with it in England south of Derbyshire, nor do I find it in any of 

 your southern local lists. — Id. 



[The above note by Mr. Sparkes affords us an opportunity of mentioning Mr. Wat- 

 son's admirable work on ' The Geographical Distribution of British Plants,' the first 

 part of which, containing the Ranunculaceae, appeared in the early part of the present 

 year. Being printed for private distribution only, we have hitherto hesitated to give a 

 detailed notice of this book ; but our scruples having been removed by the perusal of 

 a notice of a previous work on the same subject by Mr. Watson, in Loudon's ' Maga- 

 zine of Natural History,' we hope, in an early number, to endeavour to do justice to 

 its merits. About a dozen years ago, we received specimens of Myrrhis odorata, col- 

 lected in a pasture field near Chipstead, Surrey, by a young lady, who stated that it 

 was plentiful in the locality, although not cultivated in that neighbourhood. — Ed.'] 



