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jof.nal and proceedings 



Report of the Botanical Division of the 

 Biological Section. 



HArviiLXON Association, 



FOE THE SUMMEE OP 1889. a, 



The mounting of the joint collections of Mr. Alexander^ Mr. 

 Walker, Mr. Morris and myself has been completed, and the speci- 

 mens catalogued and deposited in the Society herbarium. The 

 section is to be congratulated on the excellent showing made. 



The number of specimens mounted was 219, of which 204 are 

 species not before represented in our herbarium. This 204 species 

 represents 28 additional orders and 118 additional genera. 



The number of species new to the Hamilton Flora, as recorded 

 by Logie and Buchan, is surprisingly large, being no less than 33, of 

 which the following is a list : 



Camelina sativa, Crantz. 



Raphanus sativus, L. 



Viola re ni folia, Gr. 



Cerastium nutans, Raf. 



Lathyrus maritimus, Bigel, 



Melilotus, alba, Lam. 



Melilotus officinalis, Willd. 



Tri folium hybridum, L. 



Vicia sativa, L. 



Potentilla pilosa, Willd. 



Prunus, Pennsylvanica, L. 



Sedum acre, L. 



Epilobium palustre, var. line- 

 are, Gr. 



Lonicera glauca. Hill. 



Lonicera Tartarica, L, 



Symphoricarpus racemosus, var. 

 pauciflorus, Robb. 



Centaurea Cyanus^ L. 



Hieracium Gronovii, L, 

 Petasites palmata, Gr. 

 Tragopogon porrifolius, L. 

 Veronica Buxbaumii, Tenore. 

 Euphorbia Cyparissias, L. 

 Betula lutea, Mx. f. 

 Aplectrum hyemale, Nutt. 

 Asparagus officinalis, L. 

 Juncus Balticus, Delh. 

 Juncus nodosus, var. megacep- 



halus, Torr. 

 Carex laxiflora, var. intermedia, 



Boott. 

 Carex pedunculata, Muhl. 

 Carex tenella, Schk. 

 Carex vaginata, Tausch. 

 Eliocharis tennuis, Schult. 

 Avena striata Mx. 



T. J. W. BURGESS. 



