890 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
of J. R. Forster was purchased at his death by Sprengel for 130 
louis d’or (Schrader’s Journal fiir die Botanik, ii. 195). Another 
collection, belonging either to J. R. or George Forster, was offered 
by Dr. Thomas Forster, son of one of them, to the National 
Herbarium in 1852, but was not purchased, as it was not thought 
likely to contain anything additional to the very fine series possessed 
y Banks.] 
Copied March, 1828, having obtained leave the same day to do 
so from Sir Edward Knatchbull to whom I delivered it along with 
the portrait of Capt. Cook, Sir J. Banks’ diplomas, and several 
other things of smaller importance. 
R. Brown. 
SHORT NOTES. 
a trtes.—Mr. Dunn has followed the right line in 
his able and well-considered paper (pp. 856-360), adopting ge0- 
graphical distribution as the primary test. He practically proves 
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genious than convincing. The case o 
greater difficulty; there is fairly strong evidence in favour of its 
being aboriginal. But it is, surely, a mistake to say that this 
or waste ground; L. incisum, however, is also a 
: abitant of sandy heath-borders and rough banks in light soil. 
have little doubt that in such situations it is native, and has 
