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types, local, distributive, general types, etc., be science, tlie 

 Stagy rite's definition of science, which mankind have accepted 

 for manj^ agfs, must be changed or expunged from our scientific 

 formulas ; for many of the facts revealed by our modern teachers 

 of science could be otherwise. 



BO'IMNICAL NOTES, NOTICES, AND QUERIES. 



Answers and Notices to Correspondents, with E-emarks, Notes, 



Queries, etc 



1. Gatherings on Braunton Burrows. See p. 855. — An apology 

 is offered to our readers for the following list of typographical errois iu 

 the article on the botany of Brauiitou Burrows, printed iu the Deceu)ber 

 number. Our correspondents would greatly oblige us by writing all pro- 

 per names as legibly as they can. Page 855, line 23, for ' Cowhe ' read 

 ' 'Combe ' (short for Ilfracorabe); ibr 'Mutchoe' read ' Mortehoe ;' 

 1. 30, for ' Asplenia m^ read '■ Athyriuin ;' 1. 34, for 'richly-covered ' read 

 'richly-carved.' P. 356, 1.15, for 'Hill-rush' read 'Bulrush;' 1. 22, 

 for E. cicntarium a maritiinum'' veaa^ E. cicutariuin. and marilim/im.^ 

 P. 357, 1. 19, for ' Lecopsis' I'ead ' Li/copsis ;' 1. 37, ibr ' Mutchoe ' read 

 'Mortehoe;' for 'rock-post' read 'rock-pool;' for 'dew' read 'sun;' 

 1. 40, for ' Kain ' read ' Time.' P. 358, 1. 14, for ' to Saunton End ' read 

 ' to_t]ie_S;uiiitoj.i_ei]id.' 



2. Barmouth Perns. — Our reverend Oswestry correspondent is 

 hereby informed that his paper on the Welsh Perns will appear as soon 

 as we have room. The Editor is much indebted to the author. 



3. A private missive will soon, it is hoped, be ready for our fair and 

 obliging Brussels correspondent. 



RicciA natans. — Would you allow me to ask the readers of the 'Phy- 

 tologist,' if lUccia ncdans is still found in this country, and if so, would any 

 one kindly supply me with a few live specimens ? — Walter W. Reeves, 

 20, South Street, Greenwich. 



Exotic and Rare Plants at Wandsworth. 

 Three years have now elapsed since an interesting article appeared in 

 the ' Phytologist ' on the exotic and rare plants growing spontaneously on 

 a piece of waste ground adjoining the Wandsworth steansboat pier. Part 

 of this ground is now enclosed, so that but a comparatively small part is 

 now open to the botanist. In the autumn of the now past year I visited 

 this place several times, and it may not be uninteresting to botanists in 

 general, and to the London botanist in particular, to learn the result of my 

 explorings. I must first mention, however, that the piece of ground al- 

 luded to is divided into three parts by two rows of palings, which cross it 

 near the centre. In the third of these divisions, counting from that nearest 

 the pier, nothing worth notice is to be found, but the first two make up 

 for its deficiency by the richness and variety of their vegetation. In the 



