ii ENGLISH BOTANY. 
to the numeration, these additional figures can be arranged in 
their proper places when the work comes into the binder’s 
hands. In the present number there are two such omissions in 
the genus Thalictrum, and one in Ranunculus; but it is hoped 
that these may be procured and figured in the course of next 
summer. 
As the numbers on the plates of the first edition of “ English 
Botany”? have been so often quoted in botanical works, they 
have been still retained, to facilitate reference. Those of the 
present edition will be found in Roman characters, to avoid 
confusion from the presence of a double set of numbers. 
In the previous editions several plants were included which 
more recent observers have failed to detect in the localities where 
they were alleged to grow. Some of these,—such as Ranunculus 
alpestris, Ranunculus gramineus, Vella annua, Buffonia annua,— 
will now be excluded, as there can be no doubt that they have 
been erroneously reported to occur in Britain. A few plates will 
also be omitted which represented plants accidentally introduced 
from foreign countries, and which, having failed to establish 
themselves, are no longer to be found. ‘The substitution of 
interesting critical species for these interlopers will doubtless be 
regarded as a most profitable exchange by the Botanist. 
The letterpress consists of two portions, each independent of 
the other. The purely technical matter, including the descriptions 
and distribution of the plants figured, has been assigned to the 
Editor: while the popular part, commencing with the English 
name, has been intrusted to Mrs. LANKrstER, the well-known 
authoress of * Wild Flowers Worth Notice,” ‘ British Ferns,’ &e. 
This portion will comprise the uses and medical properties of 
plants, on which subjects the reader will thus have the benefit of 
Dr. Lankester’s extensive information. 
Respecting the Editor’s own share of the work, he must not 
omit to mention his obligations to those botanical friends to whom 
