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The new plants of 1876 to 1885 were catalogued for the 
Gardeners’ Year Book by Mr. N. E. Brown, A.L.S., an Assistant 
in the Herbarium of the Royal Botanic Gardens—as unofficial 
work. He proceeded on a definite plan which has been continued 
since. It was therefore considered advisable in preparing the 
present list to start with the new plants of 1876. 
The lists published in the Kew Bulletin are now prepared as 
routine work by the 
In addition to species and well-marked varieties, hybrids, 
whether introduced or of garden origin, have. been included 
where they ET been described with formal botanical names. 
Mere cultural forms of well-known garden plants are oinitted for 
obvious reasons, 
n every case the plant is cited under its published name. 
These are largely provisional and often wildly incorrect. When 
first introduced into cultivation the merit of many new garden 
plants depends solely on their foliage. Their true jo ebd 
affinities cannot be ascertained till they flower, and in some cages 
many years may elapse before this takes place. A striking 
instance is put d by Talisia Pr inceps, now known to belong to 
Sapindacex ; it had previously passed in gardens under the names 
of Thaophrasta pinnata (Myrsinacee) and Brownea Princeps and 
ecta (Leguminose 
wheats definite botanical determinations. are possible, or 
synonymous names exist, these are given in square brackets. 
Only names are cited which agree in form, at any rate, with. the 
usual Latin binominal nomenclature. The porponta Napa? 
for such names has, however, been uniformly omitted, as it 
was found in too many cases impossible to et it with 
certainty. 
The reference given is to the publication in which the plant is 
first ke d or figured; to this is added, when available, a 
reference which supplies further information. The natural order 
is given in the case of the first species cited of each genus. This 
is followed by abbreviations intended to indicate the appropriate 
cultural conditions. = briet notice of the habit and most striking 
pnt of each plant vi c ; but it has not been considered 
r 
er s otherwise the list would exceed the limits within’ 
which it is necessary to confine it. The native country is added 
at the end. 
The total number of plants catalogued for the 21 years, which 
is covered, amounts to 7,600. The majority of the actually new 
plants included have been derived from the United States of 
areas known to be rich in species and still imperfectly explored 
bu. 
The orders oM ee diclo up are all Monocotyledonous ; i 
they are Orch æ, Liliace d Aracee. This is. however, 
only si, icant iq 6 resentin re present drift of horti icultural 
Bof taste, Th T c enting th popular in the British Isles for 
‘ me ake o of their po and the latter on the Continent for their 
