hlackjione. 273 
Lmd. 8% 1777. pp. 127. To which is 
annexed, a view of the Foffil Bodies of the 
illand of Shepey, The plan of this catalogue 
is exaftly that of Mr. Warner's, in the 
Plant a Woodfordienfes 
In this volume, Mr. Blackstone has 
introduced a few plants, not before record- 
ed as natives of this ifland : fuch are, the 
Epimedium alpinum ; Arifiolochia Clematitis ; 
Limonium reti-culatum FritiUaria Meleagris i 
and Dentaria bulbifera. Subfequent authors 
have not allowed complete naturalization to 
the Epimediumy and probably that of fome of 
the others is but of modern date. The two 
iaft were obferved by Mr. Blackstone in 
the environs of Harefield. 
The author intended another volume of 
the Specme?7y for which he had collefted 
materials. He had alfo a tafte for Topo- 
graphical Antiquities, and had made col- 
ledions in that way, but did not live to 
publifli them. He died in 1753 
The 
* Mr. Hudson, when he feparated the yellow Ceniory 
from the Gentians^ gave it the name ofBLACKSTONiA^ 
I which diftinc^ion Linnaeus confirmed m the Syjiema 
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