APPENDIX C 



LIST of material required, together with notes on its preparation, 

 the time of year at which the specimens should be taken, and the 

 pages on which they are severally mentioned in the text, &c. 

 Specimens marked with an asterisk (*) are required for the work 

 described in large type. 



* Abies excelsa : not native, but commonly grown as an intro- 

 duced plant ; the whole shoot, at any time of year, p. 229. 



* Acacia, various species : botanic gardens ; phyllodes, p. 134. 



Acer Psendo-Platanus, common Sycamore : seed, winter, p. 216. 



Acetalularia, a genus of Siphonaceous Algae : specimens may 

 be obtained from the coasts of the Mediterranean (p. 436). 



*^Ecidium (see Puccinia). 



^^Esculus flippocastanum, the Horse-chestnut, roots of various 

 ages ; 153. 



*Agaricus campestris, the common Mushroom : may be collected 

 in the autumn, or it may be cultivated (p. 453) from the " spawn," 

 which is sold by nurserymen in bricks, in which case specimens 

 may be obtained at any time of year. For directions how material 

 should be prepared, see p. 456. 



*A lisma Plantago : native, in watery places common ; the 

 young fruits for development of embryo should be used fresh, or 

 may be hardened in alcohol (July-August), p. 211. 



*Alkanna, or Alkanet : root of Anchusa tinctoria, may be bought 

 dry from druggists, p. 65. 



* Almond : to be bought from grocers ; p. 216. 



