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as if specific. It would also, we think, be convenient if both 
genera and species were rat cot in alphabetical sequence under 
orders and genera respectively—a change which could be adopted 
ry subsequent volumes without interference with the plan of the 
ook. 
There is of course an abundance of soon and suggestive 
matter both for philologists and folk-lorists. The former will find 
conclusive evidence that the popular attribution of ‘‘ mignonette”’ 
to a French origin is not tenable, although it is favoured by Dr. 
e 
t, so far as popular eS goes, it seems to be most 
widely spread in Italy, where the various forms ‘‘ mignonetto,” 
‘*mignonet,”’ ‘ regan fs ranked tta,”’ ‘‘mionet,’’ and others, are 
cited for the plan 
ertain pews of the names are of course mere book- 
creations, such as some of those cited from Nemmich as ‘‘ English” ; 
but M. Rolland has wisely refrained from citing the spuciogg titles 
te nae still figure as ‘‘ English names” in too man ras, 
though we are not sure that he has noe a y Godiva an regard 
to other nationalities. In any case, however, he is giving us 
valuable and important book, which we it i may ie to carry 
to a conclusion. . 5 
BOOK-NOTES, NEWS, ée. 
Ar the meeting of the Linnean Society on March 15th, Mr. 
I. H. Burkill gave an abstract of a Report on the Botanical Results 
of an Expedition to Mt. Roraima, British Guiana, undertaken in 
8 
Roraima in 1894, a narrative of which had appeared in Timehri. 
The plants obtained in these two journeys have been for the most 
part worked out at Kew, and include a number of new species. 
Venezuela; but this was not the case. The characteristics of the 
pais ing Slcieowr were absent from Roraima; and Bonnetia Roraime 
est of species on the summit—attained, where 
pielbaeed: : height of 40 ft. Lower than the Paramos on the 
Te Re : 
anatomical interest; the huge mucilage-cells of the leaf of Bonnetia 
rte and the seaet pishere of of see of the Utricularie were 
y notewo x chain of mountains to whi 
floraime teks ‘tails other pote of similar height, such as 
