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addition to our stock of such works, and one that was really needed. 

 To the resident botanist it will of course be acceptable, and the 

 tourist will be supplied, for the first time, with a botanical guide to 

 the north-east of Scotland. Even the distant botanist will feel an 

 interest in the work, from the circumstance of its describing the 

 plants found in the most northern part of Britain, and concerning 

 which there have hitherto existed only scattered notices." Mr 

 Watson mentions that he has a specimen of Eriophorum pubescens 

 from Allangrange in the county of Ross. " Hordeum murinum is 

 stated to be unknown northward of Moray, and in the counties of 

 Aberdeen and Banff. We believe that a locality for this species, 

 near the town of Aberdeen, has been published, though we are un- 

 able to refer to it exactly, at the present moment ; and another* lo- 

 cality for the same species in Sutherland, is mentioned in the " Out- 

 lines of the Distribution of British Plants," — a work which Dr 

 Murray's preface intimates that he has seen." 



Bibliographical, Notices. 

 Catalogue of British Plants. Printed for the Botanical Society of 

 Edinburgh,, 1836. Edinburgh, Maclachlan and Stewart, Carfrae. 

 London, Longman and Co. Baldwin. 



The Catalogue published by the Botanical Society is an admir- 

 able example of the multum in parvo, and, looking to its price, we 

 might add, of the multam pro parvo. We have here, on one side 

 of a sheet of paper, the fullest list of British plants, both species 

 and varieties, yet published ; the authority for every name being 

 added. All the species or varieties, found within sixteen miles of 

 Edinburgh being distinguished by marks indicating the conditions 

 under which they exist, namely, " very common — less common, but 

 of frequent occurrence — abundant in one or two localities — rare — 

 doubtfully native — certainly introduced — others beyond sixteen, 

 but within thirty miles of Edinburgh." This catalogue includes 

 1636 species and 149 varieties of plants reputed British, and marks 

 894 species and 18 varieties as appertaining to the tract of country 

 within a radius of thirty miles of Edinburgh. Of these, ninety-one 

 are considered to be introduced species, and forty-three to be doubt- 

 ful. It is calculated to be useful, not only to local botanists and the 

 members of the society, but to British botanists at large ; and the 

 careful and accurate manner in which it has been drawn up, reflects 

 much credit on the individual (or more probably individuals) to 



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