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mation from Dr. Taylor about species found by him in the County, it 

 has not been necessary to make special use of its information. A second 

 volume, also published in 1887, is, ' Some Materials for the History of 

 Wherstead by the Rev. F. Barham Zincke.' Appended to the History 

 is a list of Wherstead plants by H. Haward, Esq., late of Pannington 

 Hall, now of Red House, Little Blakenham. Most of the localities 

 given have been found available for the Flora. This list has received 

 considerable additions from Mr. Haward's hands, which, with the 

 localities of plants beyond Wherstead, have been communicated to me. 

 In many cases verified by specimens. A third volume is * An Account 

 of the Flowering Plants, Ferns and Allies of Harleston,' by the Rev. 

 Francis William Galpin, M.A., F.L.S., 8vo., London, 1888. The district 

 illustrated is a circle of eight miles radius round Harleston in Norfolk. 

 More than one-third of this circle is in Suffolk. The whole area has 

 been carefully examined by the author and the other members of the 

 Harleston Botanical Club ; and large use has been made of their 

 researches. 



As the Flora of Suffolk, now given to the public, was undertaken 

 at the suggestion of the late Dr. Babington, and has been largely in- 

 debted to his kind counsel and assistance ; affectionate mention of him 

 in connection with this work seems to be called for. Churchill Babing- 

 ton, son of the Rev. Matthew Drake Babington, was born at Roecliffe in 

 Leicestershire, llth March, 1821. He was chiefly educated by his 

 father, and, whilst making progress in Classics, early developed a taste 

 for Botany, Ornithology, and other Natural Sciences. He entered St. 

 John'?, Cambridge, in October, 1839. He graduated in 1843 as a Senior 

 Optime and seventh in the first Class of the Classical Tripos, In March, 

 1840, he became a Fellow of his College, and soon after went to the 

 South of Europe, where he made large botanical collections and studied 

 the Antiquities of Italy. In 1865 he became Disney Professor of 

 Archaeology, and in the following year was appointed Rector of 

 Cockfield. In 1879 he proceeded to D.D., and in the next year was 

 elected Hon. Fellow of his College. The Birds of Suffolk was completed 

 in 1886. His failing health prevented his undertaking, as he had pro- 

 posed, the joint editorship of this Flora, though he continued his 

 interest in and labour for it until the fatal illnef-s, which removed him 

 from his many labours, and deprived his admirers of a valued friend. 

 His death took place on Saturday, January 12th, 1889, in his 68th year, 



