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additional, making a total of 1147, are recorded in the 

 following pages. These include almost all those which 

 Watson, in his " Cybele Britannica," classifies as of the 

 British type, 285 of the English type, 64 of the Germanic 

 type, and 16 of the Atlantic type. As to the origin of our 

 Flora it has been conjectured, with much probability, that 

 at some former period England was united with the 

 Continent, and by this means the bulk of our plants came 

 hither from central Europe ; thus, migrating from the east- 

 ward, our Flora would be first established on the coast of 

 Kent, and tend to radiate from the point first reached. It 

 has been observed that the Flora of East Sussex more closely 

 resembles that of Kent than that of Surrey ; and the list in 

 the Appendix shows that Hants has more plants absent from 

 Sussex than either of the other adjoining counties. 



SOURCES OF INFORMATION, WITH 

 ABBREVIATIONS. 



In the following list are given the names of the principal 

 contributors who have furnished localities, and the works 

 on Sussex Botany consulted, with the abbreviations made 

 use of. 



W.H.B. Beeby, W. H., F.L.S. Habitats of rare species, in 

 several districts. 



B. Bloomfield, Rev. E. N. Cat. of plants in the 



"Natural History of Hastings and St. Leonards 

 and the vicinity," 1878, with Supplement, 1883. 

 Also MS. notes on the Flora of the E.R. district, 

 to the present date. 



Bor. Borrer, W., F.L.S. Various published information. 



Herb, at the Royal Herbarium, Kew, and Sussex 

 plants in my herbarium, given to H. Collins, 

 Esq., and Rev. A. Fuller, collected by him. 



R.W.B. Boyce, R. W. Plants observed nr. Bognor, 1886. 



Hb. B. Brocas, F. Y. Brighton Wild Flowers (Herbarium), 

 and other Herbaria in the Brighton Museum. 



S.B. Butcher, Mrs. S. Notes on Worthing Plants. 



W.H.C. Coleman, Rev. W. H. MS. Cat. of E. Grinstead 

 Plants, obs. 1836 (Kew). 



Hb. C. Collins, H. (late). An excellent Herbarium con- 

 taining many Sussex plants, chiefly collected in 

 the W.R. district, with others sent him by his 

 friend Borrer. 



