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IV.—List of Plants found near the Rumbling Bridge. By Professor 
Batrour and Mr F. B. W. Wuarrte. 
Ranunculus aquatilis. Listera ovata. 
auricomus. Neottia Nidus-avis. 
Trollius europeus. Sparganium ramosuin. 
Aconitum Napellus. Carex remota. 
Cardamine amara. Carex sylvatica. 
Stellaria nemorum. Milium effusum. 
Dianthus barbatus. Melica uniflora. 
Geranium pratense. Polypodium Phegopteris. 
lucidum. —_—_—— Dryopteris. 
sylvaticum. Lastrea Oreopteris. 
Trifolium medium. dilatata. 
Vicia sylvatica. Polystichum aculeatum. 
8. lobatum. 
Spireea salicifolia. 
Rubus saxatilis. 
Kpilobium angustifolium. 
Circea alpina. 
Cystopteris fragilis. 
Athyrium Filix-feemina. 
Asplenium Trichomanes. 
Saxifraga hypnoides. Blechnum boreale. 
- umbrosa. Equisetum umbrosum. 
Sedum reflexum. Weissia verticillata. 
Archangelica officinalis. Trichostomum flexicaule. 
Viburnum Opulus. Zygodon Mougeotii. 
Lonicera Periclymenum. Pogonatum urnigerum. 
Hieracium prenanthoides. Polytrichum juniperinum. 
Kupatorium cannabinum. - piliferum. 
Petasites fragrans. Mnium rostratum. 
Matricaria Parthenium. punctatum. 
Carduus heterophyllus. Bartramia fontana. 
Campanula latifolia. ———— pomiformis. 
Ligustrum vulgare. Anomodon viticulosus. 
Symphytum officinale. Isothecium myurum. 
Veronica Anagallis. | alopecurum. 
Mentha sylvestris, 6. velutina. Hypnum striatum. 
Calamintha Clinopodium. —— ruscifolium. 
Rumex aquaticus. —— stellatum. 
sanguineus, . viridis. ————cupressiforme, 6. com- 
Salix cinerea, 6. aquatica. pressum. 
Populus nigra. Endocarpon miniatum. 
Castanea vulgaris. Peltidea scutata. 
Paris quadrifolia. Ramalina fastigiata. 
Professor Balfour exhibited a collection of dried plants sent by the 
Rev. W. C. Thomson, Old Calabar, and read a letter which he had re- 
ceived from him, dated 28th March 1863, in which he says:—By this 
mail I send you some fire-dried specimens of our Flora, which I trust will 
be acceptable and prove interesting. For this simple and easy method of 
preparing them, such as they are, | am entirely indebted to my friend 
Mr G. Mann, who has been spending some time on the coast collecting for 
Kew. He visited us lately, and spent a few days with us; but unfor- 
tunately for us he leaves the coast by this mail, so that our Flora is not 
likely to figure so largely as it may deserve in the iortlicoming volume 
on the Botany of Western Africa. I trust the specimens being sent will 
enable Edinburgh friends to contribute towards filling up the gap. 
In the case are two parcels of Ndam. Itis the epidermis of the] af of the 
