134 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
caulis on ae gravel the autres Pon sile. It was new to the 
Tame basin, aud was named f by Mr. Bagaall. A scunted 
bramble growing among the Bea on + ite reservoir bank was kindly 
determined Rubus dumetorum W. & N . by Mr. Moyle Rogers. Pota- 
mogeton — was growing in the water. 
On . 12th the greatly increased expanse of dry mud and 
; covered with much the same vegetation as in 1893. 
Seedling lant of Chundijiodiin rubrum thickly coated the ground, 
and, altho ough in flower, many of them were ouly an inch high. 
he Polygonums — luxuriant, and Bidens tripartita had extended 
shallow a 
atte very careful search, I failed to notice the previous year. Some 
middle of July. The two plants so common in 1893, Nasturtium 
palustre and Gnaphalium uliginosum, were almost absent in 1901, an 
@ great entanglement of Potentilia Anserina had taken their place. 
THE FLORAS OF THE “VICTORIA COUNTY HISTORIES.” 
Two recent ge em ions to the yolumes now being published 
er the above title ind us that we have not hitherto called 
attention to the holaiital. saetinn of this handsome and important 
series of ss oks. The contributors of this section have as a rule 
been judiciously s yolecisa from among those botanists whe have 
already published a flora of the county, or who are known to be 
engaged upon such wor rmer case we have a complete 
summary of the published book, often with such additions as have 
occurred since its issue; in the latter, the sketch and following 
to aes of Piskshite. & anid Oxfordshire : but until that is ni 
botanists will turn with gy interest to this excellent summary, 
all the more because Mr. Dru been lavish in — 
accounts of his minute and sogtieebenbive investigaliiil 
Bue uckinghamshire, as now represented, stands Tanta | in the list 
six neighbouring counties in the number of its species. Berk- 
uckinehamehise follows with 845 and 97; Oxfordshire runs it 
very close, having only one less in sik erie ion ; the other counties 
stand respectively—Herts, 795 and 9 Middlesex, 770 and 97; 
_ Northants, 765 and 85; Beds, 762 ad 5. Plants of casual occur 
rence are not, we understand, included in sce tise Mr,. Drace 
