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se sneer: on p. 745, writing of “ Acetosa-Cambro-britannica 
ana’ (Oxyria digyna Hill), he says :—‘ The Gentleman of 
pesran called Mr. Morris Lloid of Prislierworth .. . showed it 
onham in his life.” A thorough soaioh through Parkin- 
son would very probably yield other a to this Dr. Bonham, 
who was, no doubt, the one mentioned in my previous note. I 
may add that the collapse of the ecninebucs I then threw out in 
no way affects my sprees as to Parkinson’s indebtedness to 
Lobel.—G. 8. Boune 
REVIEWS. 
Studies on the Vegetation of Cy hdadee based upon Researches 
during the Spring and Summer 1905. By Jens HouMBor. 
hf 
4to, pp. 344; 7 plates, 137 per figs. Bergens Museum 
it Ny Raekke, Bind 1, No.2. Bergen: John ores 
1914 
of which he is Director. This w well-printed book, with its very 
numerous and excellent illustrations, is an a addition to 
the literature of the Mediterranean region; and naturally is a 
hier advance on Unger and Kotschy’s — Insel Bieri published 
n 1 volume starts with an interesting sketch of the 
phyaiead abate of the island—its topography, geology, and 
climate. The second chapter is entitled Historical Development 
of our Raleedas on the Cyprian Flora, and comprises a list of 
the Cyprian plants, both wild and cultivated, mentioned by 
authors before he the year of Sibthorp’ s visit. This list, as the 
ma 
Giypriat vegetation little more than a ee ago. Even Sibthorp 
noticed only 313 species from Cyprus Flora Gre 
doubtful sp 2; and in 190 n estimate was 
170. Untortunately, I fail to find any pagers of a oe’s 
total, poy ae : difference in opini consti- 
subspecies A roug ‘calculation, mipdabaptos sagan o-day 1 
and 6 varieties. Cyprus appears to havea rather larger number of 
endemic plants than other islands in the Mediterranean. 
Mr. Holmboe’s work is largely based upon his own observa- 
tions and collections made in the island during the spring and 
* Hutchinson and Cobham, A Handbook of Cyprus, 5th issue (1907). 
