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a reasonably wide sense, or “ have no warranty” that they have 
been sufficiently compared with the types on which they are 
har 
species. It is much to be desired that some one with leisure and 
capability should go critically through the “ varieties” which now 
find their way into our lists, and furnish us with reasons “why 
no task see Ww 
publish a list of them, with references to their places of pub- 
lication. We note, however, that those given in the Pocket-Book 
Plants: in the latter, for example, Limonium 6 species and 5 
varieties—here it has 5 species and 3 varieties, one of the latter 
ing L. recurvum C. E mon, which Mr e here reduces 
for the variety. Under Statice Mr. Druce’s List has 3 species 
and 6 varieties; here we have 2 species and 3 varieties, and one 
of these, which stood as bractescens Druce in 1908, now becom 
bracteata Druce, Discrepancies of this kind are not calculated to 
help the student. 
e note that Mr. Druce wisely refrains from any attem 
deal with the critical genera Bhibas, Hieracium, ini Bupha 
and we think Rosa might have been added to the list. “He hac 
8 disappeared from Elth d 
Cotoneaster oe which seems to be becoming siemitbat 
ed. 
might have been ad 
