BOTANICAL OBSERVATIONS. ^TJ 



meant Haller's Juncus by his J. bulbosus, appears 

 also from the trivial name, which is by no means 

 applicable to the present Juncus bulbosus L.* 



Hyacinthus is not the only genus in Hexandria 

 Monogynia which has pori melliferi\ Asphodelus 

 and several other genera are likewise furnished 

 with them. 



Berberis vulgaris has no spines (spina J, unless 

 one would also give this appellation to the prickles 

 of Rosa, Ribes, &c. 



The generic name of Disandra ought to be 

 Distandra, as it is not derived from $« (bis) but 

 from S&raty (dubito). 



Rosa pimpinellifolia and R spinosissima L. are 

 one and the same species ; nor do Rosa alpina 

 and R. pendulina L. appear to be two distinct 

 species. 



Prunus Padus L. has not " folia basi mbtus 

 glandulifera" but supra. 



Prunus Cerasus aproniana is, by Linnaeus and 

 hisfollowers,erroneously called P i. Cer as. caproni ana. 



•The above mentioned Juncus of Hallcr is Juncus uliginosus of Smith 

 Fl. Brit. p. 380. T. 



FINIS. 



