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SUPPLEMENT. 



CRUCIA^CE^E. 



Cheiranthus Cheiri Jruticulbtus. Page 313. line 7., after " wallflower," add 

 " (the leaves of which are sometimes spotted with Macrosporium 

 Cheiranthi />.)" 



Iheris semperwrens. 313. 1. 11., after the full stop, add : " A plant of/, sem- 

 pervirens, in the Trinity College Botanic Garden, Dublin, which was 

 planted out in 1809, had, in 1837, attained the height of 3ft. in the 

 centre, and formed a hemispherical tuft, which, if it had not been con- 

 stantly cut in every year, would have been several yards in diameter. 

 It flowers in the month of May, and, at that season, resembles a heap 

 of snow." 



CISTA'CE^E. 



317. 1. 15., after the full stop, add: " Antennaria cist6phila Fr. is found on the 

 leaves of some of the species." 



Cistus latifolius. 327. 1. 22., add : " There is a plant of this Cistus in the 

 Horticultural Society's Garden." 



Helidnthemum umbellatum. 329. last line, add : " There are plants in the Hor- 

 ticultural Society's Garden, raised from seeds collected near Paris." 



POLYGALA V CE^E. 



Poly gala Chamabuxus. 356. 1. 9., after " Switzerland," add : " On the lime- 

 stone rocks, on the road from Zurich to Zug, it is very fine and abun- 

 dant." After " rocky situations," add " generally." 



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Hibiscus synacus. 362. 1. 2., from the bottom, after full stop, 

 add : " SphseYia Hibisci Sckwein. is found on the 

 leaves." 



363. before App. I ., add : " l&dlva Munroana D. Don, JBot. 

 Reg., t. 1306., and our/g. 2411., is a hardy sutfru- 

 tescent plant, from 1 ft. to 2 ft. high, a native of Co- 

 lumbia, introduced into England in 1828, and pro- 

 ducing its scarlet flowers from May to October." 



Ti'lia. 364. 1. 17., add to "Derivation:" " The French derive 

 their name tilleul from tattler ; either because the tree 

 bears pruning well, or because the wood may be 

 easily carved into any required form. The ancient 

 German name of bast holtz, literally bark wood, is 

 evidently derived from the use made of the bark of 

 the lime in forming mats." 



1. 25., add to " Gen. Char., #<?.," after the full stop : 

 " Host, in his Flora Aust., has described 14 species ; 

 viz., T. vitifolia, T. eorylifolia, T. grandifolia Sm., 

 T. corallina (syn. T. europse^a Hook. Lond.), T. 

 mutabilis, T. latibracteata, T. prae^cox, T. pyramidalis, 

 T. intermedia, T. tenuifolia, T. obliqua, T. europse^a Sm., T. parvi- 

 folia Sm., T. argentea (syn. alba Wald. et Kit., icon., t. 3.). Host also 

 observes that he has always found the calyx 6-sepaled, and the corolla 

 12-petaled." 



T. europce^a. 368., before the paragraph headed " Properties and Uses," 



insert : 

 " Remarkable Trees. In the middle ages, during the struggles of the Swiss 



and Flemish people to recover their liberty, it was their custom to plant a 



lime tree on the field of every battle that they gained over their oppressors ; 



and many of these trees, particularly those planted by the Swiss in com- 



memoration of their victories over Charles the Bold, are still remaining (see 



p. 162.), and have been the theme of many ballads. 



" Evelyn, in his Sylva, mentions some large lime trees ' at Basil, and that a 



