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Crucia^ceje. 

 nihus C'heiri JhUiculbsus . Page 313. line 7., after " wallflower," add 

 " (the leaves of which are sometimes spotted with Macrosporium 

 Cheiranthi Fr.)" 



Metis sempervtrens. 313. 1. 11., after the full stop, add : " A plant of I. sem- 

 pervirens, in the Trinity College Botanic Garden, Dublin, which was 

 planted out in 1809, had, in 1837, attained the height of 3 ft. in the 

 centre, and formed a hemispherical tuft, which, if it had not been con- 

 stantly cut in every year, would have been several yards in diameter. 

 It flowers in the month of May, and, at that season, resembles a heap 

 of snow." 



Cista'ce^e. 



317. 1. 1.3., after the full stop, add: " Antennaria cist6phila Fr. is found on the 

 leaves of some of the species." 



L'istus latifolius. 327. 1. 22., add : " There is a plant of this Cistus in the 

 Horticultural Society's Garden." 



HeltatUkemum umbellatum. 329. last line, add : " There are plants in the Hor- 

 ticultural Society's Garden, raised from seeds collected near Paris." 



P0LYGALA V CEiE. 



Polygala Chamcebuxus. 356. 1. 9., after " Switzerland," add : " On the lime- 

 stone rocks, on the road from Zurich to Zug, it is very fine and abun- 

 dant." After " rocky situations," add " generally." 



il/ALVA x CE^. 



Hibiscus si/rhcus. 362. 1- 2., from the bottom, after full stop, 

 add : " Splice Via //ibisci Schwein. is found on the 

 leaves." 

 363. before App. I ., add : " Mdlva Mimroiina. D. Don, Bot. 

 Reg., t. 1306., and our^g. 2411., is a hardy suffru- 

 tescent plant, from 1 ft. to 2 ft. high, a native of Co- 

 lumbia, introduced into England in 1828, and pro- 

 ducing its scarlet flowers from May to October." 

 jTilia'cete. 

 Ti'lia. 364. 1. 17., add to "Derivation" " The French derive 

 their name tillcul from tailler ; either because the tree 

 bears pruning well, or because the wood may be 

 easily carved into any required form. The ancient 

 German name of bast holtz, literally bark wood, is 

 evidently derived from the use made of the bark of 

 • the lime in forming mats." 



1. 25., add to " Gen. Char., <$rc." after the full stop: 

 " Host, in his Flora Aast., has described 14 species; 

 viz., T. titifolia, T. corylifolia, T. grandifolia Sm. y 

 '/'. corallina (syn. T. europae^a Hook. Lond.), T. 

 mutabilis, T. latibracteata, T. prae v cox, T. pyramidalis, 

 T. intermedia, T. tenuifolia, T. obliqua, T. europae r a Sm., T. parvi- 

 folia Sm., T. argentea (syn. alba Wald. ct Kit., icon., t. 3.). Host also 

 observes that he has always found the calyx 6-sepaled, and the corolla 

 12-petaled." 

 T. europara. 368., before the paragraph headed "Properties and Uses" 

 inert : — 

 " Remarkable Trees. In the middle ages, during the struggles of the Swiss 

 and Flemish people U) recover their liberty, it was their custom to plant a 

 lime tree on the field of cv^ry battle that they gained over their oppressors ; 

 and many of these trees, particularly those planted by the Swiss in com- 

 memoration of their victories over Charles the Bold, are still remaining (see 



p. [62,), and hare been the theme of many ballads. 



J.velvn, in his S///»a, mention! ome large lime trees 'at Basil, and that a 



