THE STUDY OF THE BRITISH FLORA 947 
Apart from the descriptive and topographical works and papers 
on our flora, there is a serious lack of information gained from the 
n thes 
e gain most of what srtaetadion can be had not from British 
vomaail but from the literature of other countries, though pos is 
not wise to assume that what is true elsewhere is equally t 
here. It is as well, perhaps, that for the pops — sabjets 
flora have as yet no such works of reference as totlane s boo 
on the Monocotyledons of Denmark, or the admirable Lebensges- 
chichte der Blitnpflanzen ay emer at present being issued 
by Drs. ar aE 
recent or existing floras. In the brilliant progress made recently 
hese :— 
uch excellent work has already been accomplished and put 
on Satta towards the investigation of the flora, but much of that 
store of information is in danger of being overlooked and for- 
gotten or lost, owing to the — of means to direct attention 
to where it may be found. A careful revision of what n 
done and a systematic subject- dest to its stores are urgently 
The e sys stematic works treating of the flora are in great part 
not fully representative of the knowledge already posses — and 
require to be brought up to date or to be replaced by ot 
Great difficulty is caused by the absence of an pa fie 
synonymic list that would show as far as possible the on cma od 
of the names employed in the various manuals and lists. There 
is much reason to wish that uniformity in the use of names oO 
species and varieties should be arrived at, and a representative 
committee might assist to that end; but, in the meantime, a 
synonymic list would be a most helpful step towards relieving a 
very pressing obstacle to peice 
os There is — for a careful analysis of the flora — — sgitil 
termining those species that owe their presence 
aid, pian, se i aed and the inquiry should be directed 
to ascertain the periods and methods of of introduction, any ten- 
