28 STATISTICS. 



The diphthong au is given its customary English sound. The pupil should 

 bear in mind that the final e in the names of plants should always be 

 pronounced (taking the sound of short f) a* in officina-le, vulga-re, 

 commu-ne. 



STATISTICS OF THE KEVISION. 



Number of families ' . 141 



Number of genera . 1029 



Number of indigenous species . . . . . . . . 1784 



Number of extra-limital species (or reputed species) . . . 1419 



Total species 3203 



Making a total gain over the first edition of 82 genera and 553 species. 



