THE NEW ‘INDEX OF PLANT-NAMES.,’ 71 
time for this more than Enlone t ask was wanting. saw myself 
. by the force of cixeuiepoes to rely more or less 
for proof of this refer to the orchids and grasses, which are 
—— incomplete, and are even less complete than they 
profess to be. 
Details of by subsequent work cannot of course be given; let 
it suffice to , that of the important and pcre! journals 
ith small exceptions the German, Dutch, italian, enene and 
d r lists, 
progress has been made on the French (which elcid the Belgian), 
whilst some important English sets are in a forward state of 
preparation. 
dependent ee naturally have not been neglected, but ge 
venience oe been toa dere extent our guide here; each book 
set as it is seer t ecorded on a suitable slip, which is eas 
sorted alphabetically, "dain supplying a ready guide to what has 
been done. 
It will of course a Bag kes that no one library has sufficed 
for our needs. The ib: is rich, but help has a eat 
the habit of leasing to Gehan These 
checking our lists, and supplying — to certain a ii a 
which might otherwise enoape | our 
and many point ) 
I am constantly receiving at the hands of many, whose assis: 
course. 
hope next month to give some remarks upon the nomen- 
clature of our native plants, and thus to ed a large number of 
questions which have accumulated in my hands, chiefly relative to 
the London Catalogue, ee press of occupation has hitherto 
prevented me from discussi 
(To se continued.) 
