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here reduced to the standard adopted in the SpieiUgium. The species 

 are, unfortunately, also inordinately multiplied in the former work, 

 which seriously vitiates the table : this, however, it is impossible to set 

 right. On the other hand, some of the Canarian genera have been • 

 largely added to by later explorers. 



' In this, the most ctirious case of all, the species were elaborated 

 by Bentham, and may, therefore, be depended upon. A second Maroocan 

 Micromeria, allied to a Canarian one, has been found by M. Cosson's 

 collectors, as I am informed by Ball, whilst this sheet was passing 

 through the press. 



