72 BOTANY OF GIBRALTAR. 



for the few hours spent by professional men on 

 guard.* 



I have now to apologize to the reader for confining 

 myself, in this botanical sketch, to the limits of the 

 neutral-ground, hoping, in another part of the work, 

 to satisfy his further curiosity ; and I take this oppor- 

 tunity, in presenting the following list of Gibraltar 

 plants, to acknowledge most thankfully the interest 

 shown by several botanical Mends in this undertaking. 



Sir William Hooker I have to thank for the gene- 

 rous manner in which he so kindly permitted me the 

 use of his valuable collection ; and his son, Dr. Hoo- 

 ker (the learned author of the FLORA ANTARCTICA), 

 for his able assistance in settling the specific charac- 

 ters of some rare plants. I am also under similar 

 obligations to Dr. Lemann, Mr. Bennet, of the British 

 Museum, and Mr. Kippist, of the Linnean Society ; 

 and the interest shown by Mr. Robert Brown, is not 

 likely to be effaced from the memory of one of his 

 humble admirers. 



* Previous to Sir Robert Wilson's government, nearly 

 600 people, living on the neutral-ground and at Catalan-bay, 

 were totally unprovided with medical advice on the spot. 

 The governor having seen the inconvenience of disturbing 

 the authorities to open the gates, perhaps at dead of night, 

 has very considerately placed a medical officer, at night, 

 on one of the guards, to meet any casualties which may 

 occur during the hours the gates are closed. 



