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tl&ve lost Chester MacNaghten, Principal of the Rajkot College, who 

 was untiring in work at botanical problems, and Carstensen, who 

 restored the faded beauty of the Victoria Gardens. The brothers 

 Sir George and the Hon. H. M. Birxlwood ; Theodore Cooke, Nairn, 

 Young, and Wellington Grey havO returned to Europe, but continue 

 their interest unabated. Lisboa's devotion to the study of grasses has 

 unfortunately injured his health severely, still we hope yet to benefit 

 by his admirable ability in research.* From MacDonald and Kirtikar, 

 Talbot, Gleadow, Dalgado, Jaikrishna and B. B. Nene we may still look 

 forward to years of good work ; and from Masani and Eanade, as yet 

 in their botanical adolescence, we have much to expect. 



In a review of this kind it must not be forgotten that a very import- 

 ant share of our work is due to the authorities of the Botauical Gardens 

 at Kew and Calcutta. Our facilities for the determination of species 

 are as yet so sparse, that it is not safe to describe a plant as new without 

 reference to those centres ; and their courteous attention to specimens 

 submitted requires grateful acknowledgment. 



In the following list Mr. N. B. Ranade, Herbarium Keeper in the 

 College of Science, has given the vernacular names and much assistance 

 in verifying statements. Many of the Southern names have been 

 taken from Mr. Talbot's Systematic List of the Trees, Shrubs and 

 Woody Climbers, Bombay Presidency. 



ABBREVIATIONS. 



F. B. I. = Flora of British India, Hooker. 



B, F.=Bombay Flora, Dalzell and Gibson. 



Watt. Dict.= Watt's Dictionary of Economic Products of India. 



Roxb. F. I.=Rox,burgh's Flora Indica. 



Kew Bull.=Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, 

 Kew. 



Graham Cat. = Graham Catalogue of Bombay Plants. 



Hook. Icon. = Hooker's Icones Plantarum. 



SYNOPSIS Otf THE FLORA OF WESTERN INDIA. 

 I . — Ranunculace-s:. 

 1. Clematis. 

 0. smilacifolia, Wall,, F.Bii.-^I-3. Evergreen forests, N. Kanara, Talbot. 

 0. triloba, Heyne, F.B.I.— I-3j Mor-vel, Ranjdi. Mawal, Poona. Oct. 

 0. Gouriana, Roxb., f.b.i.— 1-4. Mor-vel. W. Ghats, Nasik, Belgaum. Dec. 



* Dr. J. C. Liaboa died at Poona, 1st May 1897, 



