LOCAL CATALOGUES USED IN PREPARING WATSON’s ‘Top. BOT.’ 848 
N. emulum Baker. — Helland; about Camelford; near St. 
sae: Mill. 
N. Oreopteris Desv.——Helland. In one place between Wineford 
and Camelfo rd. 
Osmunda regalis LL. — Bog near Wringford, on the right of the 
road from St. Tudy to Poleys Bridge. 
LOCAL CATALOGUES USED IN PREPARING WATSON’S 
‘TOPOGRAPHICAL BOTANY.’ 
By B. Daypon Jackson, Sec. L.S. 
: Rogeettahioa! Botany ’ it has been suggested that an account of 
index to the names mentioned. The eS numbers correspond 
to the number in pencil on each article 
There are extant two interleaved copies of the first edition 
of ‘Topographical Botany,’ with considerable additions by the 
e ecisely alike as i 
entries; one of these is in the Library at Kew, the other is 
private property of Mr. J.G. Baker. Besides these, there are cht 
quarto volumes, consisting of sheets with the n umbers of each 
county and vice-county, three folio volumes lettered ‘ Cybele, Census 
of Species,’ and three others styled ‘ saree Topographical Botany.’ 
These were the scaffolding by means of which Watson pps 
worthy a ie boar s. The whole of his papers and catalogues 
were loose (for een: paAne ci lifetime, but have been 
bound since their tr also mention that a ay 
the foundation for his ‘ New Botanist’s 
ilst 1am writing it may not be out “of T iss to state that the 
date of Hewett Cottrell Watson’s birth was May 9th, 1804, accord- 
ing to the tombstone in Thames Ditton Churchyard. 
Lettered ‘* Misc. Botan. Lists.” 8vo. 
1. Britten’s List of Lincolnshire Plants from White’s History, 
Gazetteer and Directory, ed. 8. 1872. 
e plants seen by the author are marked. 
2. Caldecott Secers opork [1873]. No Botany. 
