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LIST OF ADDITIONS MADE DURING 1891 TO 
DISTRICT OF NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE. 
J., BURT. DAVY, 
Trafalgar House, Kew, rrey; Assistant in the Royal ca recs a Pew 5 
lat i ok. = apne ‘Cines) Naturalists’ Socie 
ONLY thirty plants previously Gureoorded for the Seics and’ two 
confirmations of old, but doubtful, records, have been added to the 
Alford Naturalists’ Society’s Register of Phzenogams and Vascular 
Cryptogams during the year 1891. 
Considering how imperfectly the flora of the district has been 
investigated as yet, this is a very meagre result of a summer's work. 
A much longer list was contemplated at the beginning of the season, 
but unavoidable circumstances made it necessary to abandon much 
of the work planned out. It is a great pity that so few members of 
the local Natural History Societies—and, indeed, other intelligent 
persons in the county—appear to understand the pleasure to be 
derived from a study of the works of Nature. If they could be 
persuaded that no profound knowledge of natural history, botany, or 
geology is required for this purpose, but only careful observation of 
facts and a precise and methodical recording of what is observed 
{to which might be added the preservation of specimens, when 
practicable, as vouchers for the records), probably we should soon 
be able to complete the very imperfect records of the plant and 
animal life of Lincolnshire. The information thus collected, with 
similar information from other counties, would supply ample material 
for studying the causes of effects with regard to the variation, habits, 
distribution, and economy of species. At present this work of 
collecting information—which might so pleasurably and _ profitably 
form part of the recreation of almost all intelligent persons in the 
county—is left chiefly to a few more or less energetic individuals, 
some of whom, being non-resident in Lincolnshire, can only visit it 
for the purpose at distant intervals. 
In the following list of the thirty-two plants, W.F. stands for the 
Rey. W. Fowler, M.A., of Liversedge Vicarage, and F.A.L. for Mr. 
F. Arnold Lees, M.R.C.S., etc., of Leeds, who have kindly verified 
the names of many of my specimens. 
{Clematis Vitalba L. Hedge separating allotment gardens from 
road, Well village, April roth (J.B.D.). Probably an escape 
from cultivation: there is a house with flower-garden on the 
Opposite side of the road. ] 
Feb, 1892. 
