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NOTES ON THE FLORA OF CHESHIRE. 
ARTHUR BENNETT, F.L.S., 
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THE publication of Lord De’ Tabley’s Flora has added another 
to the list of Floras that are gradually giving the base on which 
to build future Floras of Britain, which will not be quite in the 
same groove as those gone by. Already the idea that is being 
so strongly worked out in America, with regard to what Hackel 
called the cecological conditions of a Flora, may perhaps be 
looked for in Britain before long; and the Cheshire Flora is one, 
among many now, that will contribute its quota to that Flora. 
The only thing one misses is the ‘touch of the vanished hand’ 
in its completion in this, like Mr. Prior’s ‘Flora of Hertford- 
shire,’ the two botanists being in many respects much alike: 
careful as to what they admitted, and with good ‘ideals’ as 
to what a Flora should be. 
In looking through the Cheshire Flora a few things _ 
Occurred to me as perhaps worth noting, and as they make 
One or two additions to the Flora, they may be worth recording. 
And I have also noted some omissions, which would have 
been no doubt explained had the author lived to complete 
his work. These are taken from the second edition of Watson’s 
‘Topographical Botany’ (1883). 
Thalictum minus L. 4. 1 think the Little Eye specimens 
must be referred to Dumatier’s 7. dunense. But I am quite 
inclined to think we may have two forms on our coasts, 
especially in Scotland. 
Nuphar pumilum DC. The Salopian plant ‘ uatenien 
the true plant. I submitted specimens of it to the late 
Dr, Caspany, of ge alee who affirmed ie name. One 
of these I then sent Mr. Watson, and in a letter 
acknowledging its feat et he remarks:—‘ Thanks for the 
specimen of Nuphar pumilum from Shropshire—a desirable 
one for my herbarium, having myself raised a query as to 
the certainty about the species there. It is curious that 
this species of the Highland lakes should occur in Shrop- 
shire and apparently not in any of the Welsh lakes.’ 
19, 11, "79. Since this date it has been found in Merioneth 
by the Rev. Ley. 
Stellaria nemorum L. 1. Woods on the banks of the 
Etharrow at Mottram, W. I. Harman sp. 
Spergula arvensis. P. sativa Boenn. Field, Little Sutton, 
A. C. Lomax. 
December 1899. 
