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beards and a very different language " (Aleutians) to purchase " raccon " (skins of sea-otter, Enhydrys 

 marina) ; "but he did not know whether those islands were to the South or North of Jesso." — In 

 " 1623," Hieronymus de Angelis was burned at Yedo. 



"In this year " (Krapf trav.), Ormuz on the Persian Gulf captured from the Portuguese: an 

 event which strengthened the influence of the Arabs of Oman. 



" In this year" (Spreng., and Winckl ), C. Bauhin publishing his Prodrom., enumerating Salix 

 herbacea 159, Valeriana tripteris 86, \ r . montana 87, Scirpus triqueter 22, 5". (Isolepis) jtuitans 23, 

 Aira caryophyllea 105, Fcstucat distachya 19 Sesleria echinata 16, Poa compressa 2, P. bulbosa 6, 

 Dactylis littoralis 2, Triticum rigidum 17, Festuca pinnata 18, Globularia spinosa 121. Asperula 

 Pyrenaica 146, Asperula laevigata 145, Galium pusillum 145, G. glaucum 145, G. Bauhini 146, 

 Alchemilla pentaphylla 138, Potamogeton setaceus 10 1, Lysimachia linum-stellatum 107, Campanula 

 stylosa 35, C. caespitosa 34, C. barbata 36, Lobelia urens 53, Erythraea spicata 130, Rhamnus alpinics 

 160, Ribes alpinum 160, Herniaria alpina 160, Velezia rigida 103, Astrantia minor 97, Bupleurum 

 stellatum 129, B. pelraeum 129, 7?. angulosum 129, 7?. ranunculoides 129, Heracleum angustifolium 

 83, 77. Austriacum 83, Scandix pinnatifida 78, 7?/te.r glabra 158, Statice cordata 99, 5'. m inula 99, 

 Linum Narbonense 107, Sedum rubens 132, Luzula albida 16, Rumex vesicarius 54, 7?. Tingitanus 

 56, Oxyria digyna 55, Daphne thy?nelea 160, Elatine alsinastrum 24, Monotropa hypopitys 31, -S"rt.rz- 

 fraga petraea 131, Dianlhus sylvestris 104, Z>. suffruticosus 104, Arenaria tctraquetra 105, y/. 7««z- 

 perina 105, Sedum alratum 132, Cerastium latifolium 104, C. tomentosum 104, Euphorbia rubra 

 133, Potentilla intermedin 139, Papaver alpinum 93, T 3 . Cambricum 92, Aquilegia viscosa 75, ^4. 

 alpina 75, Nigella Hispanica 75, A 7 ". Orientalis 75, Anemone vernalis 94, Lsopyrum aquilegioides 75, 

 Stachys Cretica 113, ^. amensis ill, Scutellaria alpina 1 16, Linaria repens 106, Z. arvensis 107, £. 

 origanifolia 106, L. Dalmatica 106, Z.. linifolia 106, Mvagrum perenne 37, Draba stellata 51, Thlaspi 

 hit turn 47, Alyssum montanum 49, Cardamine resedifolia 45, C. parvijiora 44, Sisymbrium asperum 

 41, Arabis arennsa 40, Erysimum hieracifolium 101, Cheiranthus trilobus 103, Arabis Halleri 46, 

 Lavatera trimestris 132, Genista Hispanica 157, Orobus luteus 149, Hedysarum caput-galli 149, 

 Asti agalus incanus 149, y?. exscapus 147, Trifolium Cherleri 143, 7". saxaiile 140, 7". scabrum 140, 

 7". spumosum 140, Lotus diffusus 144, Medicago orbicularis 130, //. nummularium 130, Sonchus mari- 

 iimus 61, 6". tenerrimtls 61, Hieracium praealtum 67, 7/. chondrilloides 64, 77. grandiflorum 65, 7/. 

 glutinosum 63, Crepis foetida 68, And?yala cheiranthifolia 61, Hyoseris radiata 62, Conyza saxa- 

 tilis 123, Senecio linifolius 107, Cineraria cordifolia 69, Inula provincialis 69, Chrysanthemum atra- 

 titm 120, C Halleri 120, Anthcmis mixta 127, ^4. altissima 70, Achillea macrophylla 39, Centaurea 

 alpina 56, C pectinata 128, C. cineraria 128, C sonchifolia 128, Aceras alpinum 29, Chara hispida 

 25, Carex Baldensis 13, C. ornithopoda 9, Salix retusa 159, Neckera pcnnata 151, Trichostomum eri- 

 coides 151, Mnium roseum 151, Fucus bulbosus 154, 7<\ saccharinus 154, 7*". palmatus 155, F. filum 

 155, Padina pavonia 155, "gramen junceum folio articuloso cum utriculis " 12 Juncus sylvaticus. 



Clematis angustifolia of the Uralian plains. An erect species described by C. Bauhin prodr. 

 135 — (Spreng.): observed by Jacquin rar. pi. 104 in Austria; by Messerschmid 1274 in Siberia 

 (Amman stirp. 108); by" Pallas iv. 316 to 701, as far as Daouria. 



Thalictrum angustifolium of Europe and the adjoining portion of Asia. Described by C. 

 Bauhin prodr. 146 — (Spreng.) ; termed " t. pratense angustissimo folio" by Tournefort inst. 271; 

 observed by Sibthorp on the Bithynian Olympus ; by Crantz, in Austria ; known to grow also in Ger- 

 many and France (Pers.), and within fifty years between the completion of the Doubs canal and 

 " 1822," made its appearance in the environs of Montbelliard (Bern., and A. Dec). 



Sa^ina nodosa of Subarctic climates. Described by C. Bauhin prodr. 118 — (Spreng.) ; termed 

 "stellaria nodosa" by Scopoli, " spergula nodosa" by Linnatus (Steud.) ; and known to grow in 

 marshes and on the seashore from Lapland and Northern Asia to Denmark, Ireland, and Switzerland 

 (fl. Dan. pi. 96, Pers., and Wats.). Westward, was observed by Hooker on Iceland, and received 

 from the Arctic shore at the mouth of Mackenzie river ; was observed by Oakes and Robbins along 

 the Atlantic as far South as 43 on the Isle of Sho.ils ; and was received by A. Gray from the "shore 

 of Lake Superior." 



Silene rupestris of Northern Europe and mountains farther South. Described by C. Bauhin 

 prodr. 104* (Spreng.), and termed "lychnis glabra minima, aut caryophyllaei minima species flore 



* Cornus Canadensis of Subarctic America. The dwarf cornel or pigeon-berry is a low wood- 

 land herb, transported to Europe. Described by C. Bauhin prodr. 101 —(Spreng.), and termed "sola- 

 num quad'rifolium bacciferum " in pin. 167 (Linn.). Westward, was received by Collins from Labrador ; 

 was observed by Lapylaie in Newfoundland ; by Josselyn pi. 80, in New England ; by myself, fre- 

 quent from 48 on the Lower St. Lawrence to 42 ; by Torrey, as far as 41 on the Hudson ; by 

 Drummond, at Fort Cumberland in 54 ; and according to Hooker grows nearly to the Arctic Sea, 



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