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Rev. E. F. Linton has kindly informed me of two or three additions 

 made by him last year, and other friends have also helped. Mr. 

 Arthur Bennett has very kindly checked the " new records," and in 

 several instances has added a note, as e.g. " Whitwell sp.," "Header 

 Cat.," &c, in cases where a species has been recorded in a marked 

 catalogue, or by specimens sent him, and not included in published 

 records. Mr. J. H. Clarke, of Usk, gave a list of Monmouthshire 

 plants in his Sketch™ »j Monmouthshire published in 1868,and this 

 list as far as it goes has proved fairly correct as regards this part of 

 the county; but as he gives no authorities, and the localities not 

 being very definite, I have not quoted from it. 



Many of the species are of wide distribution, and, as they occur 

 in the neighbouring counties, might reasonably have been expected 

 to occur here also; but a few are interesting as extending the 

 range of less widely distributed plants. With very few exceptions, 

 all have been found within an area of seventy or eighty square 

 miles, namely, the lower ten miles or so of the valley of the Wye, 

 and about four miles on either side— eastwards in West Gloucester- 

 shire and westwards in Monmouthshire. Several of Mr. Reader's 

 records are from localities quite out of this district. For the sake 



been given, and in the case of the Eubi the vice-comital numbers 

 only, with the exception of one or two apparently rare or local forms. 



While working at the brambles I have frequently had the ad- 

 vantage of the Rev. A. Ley's company, and nearly all of those 

 enumerated have been found by us on those occasions. During 

 a short stay here, two years ago, the Rev. W. M. Rogers helped us 

 greatly by his extensive knowledge of the genus, giving names to 

 some critical forms, and also adding one or two to the list which 

 had not previously been detected. My best thanks are due to both 

 these gentlemen for their kind help in naming the many specimens 

 of Rubi sent them, and to Mr. Ley for other assistance ; also to 

 the Rev. E. S. Marshall, Mr. J. G. Baker, and Mr. Artlr 

 for help in naming some critical and doubtful plants, and to the 

 last named for very kindly revising this paper. 



Ranunculus trichophyUus Chaix. 34. Woodchester. Recorded by 

 Reader in Journ. Bot. 1886, 368. — R. Drouetii Godr. 35. Pool 

 near Chepstow ; brook at Pwllmeyrick.— R. Baudotii Godr. (segre- 

 gate). 34 & 35. Ponds and ditches near the tidal rivers. — R. 

 auritomus L. 35. Hedgerows and wood- borders ; common. 



Helleborus fcetidus L. 34. Woods, Pen Moel. 35. Woods near 

 Llanvair Diseoed. Recorded for v.-c. 34, Journ. Bot. 1886, 368. 



Nasturtium palustre DC. 35. Bank of old reservoir near Tin tern. 

 —.V. amphibium R. Br. 35. Wye bank, Bigsweir. 



Barbarea arcuata Reichb. Road-side, Stroat and Woodcroft. 

 Mr. Bennett says, "I have no doubt Herr Svante Murbeck would 

 name this arcuata (Opiz) Reich., but whether it is really the plant 

 of Opiz I cannot say." 



Cardttmine amara L. 85. Rare ; Mounton and Penterry. 



Erophila vulgaris DC. 36. Common. 



