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and Antiquarian Society, 1854, tells xis he could never find tlie 

 plant, and in liis MS. "Flora of West Cormvall " Dr. Ealfs 

 lets us know his search had been as fruitless as those of his 

 predecessors. Neither of the four western counties can claim 

 I), stellatum as a native. 



Butomus umbellatus, Linn., was included by the Misses 

 L. and M. Millett in a list of the wild flowers of the Scilly Isles, 

 which was printed in the Transactions and Eoj)Oi-t of the 

 Penzance Natural History and Antiquarian Society, 1853. 

 Almost one of the first things which Dr. Ealfs, Mr. W. Curnow, 

 and Mr. Tellam did when they next crossed to the Isles after the 

 publication of that paper, was to look up the Flowering Kush ; 

 but then, as well as on several subsequent visits, their search 

 was doomed to failure. Even in Devon, from whence it has been 

 recorded for a few localities, doubt may be expressed on the 

 indigeneity of the plant. In all probabilty what the Misses 

 Millett saw on the Scilly Isles were cultivated specimens. 



Cryptogramme crispa, E.Br. Mr. Winn has this year 

 revisited St. Ives, where he thought he found this fern in 1895, 

 and he finds he was mistaken. His record will be found in a 

 paper by me in the Journal of this Institution, vol. xiv, 376. 



In conclusion, I desire to express my indebtedness and 

 thanks to the following gentlemen for their constant attention 

 and valued advice : — Mr. Arthur Bennett, Mr. James Groves, 

 Mr. W. P. Hiern, rev. Augustin Ley, rev. E. F. Linton, rev. 

 E. S. Marshall, Mr. H. W. Pugsley, rev. W. Moyle Eogers. 



