28 STATISTICS. 



The diplithonsff'V is p;iven its customary English sound. The pupil should 

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

 pronounced (taking the sound of short i), as in officinale, vulga-re, 

 commu-ne. 



STATISTICS OF THE REVISION. 



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. 



