PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS. 185 
From this poem it has been sought in modern times to derive 
the justification for kissing under the mystic bough at this season 
of the year, but it is not needful to enter into that portion of its 
history whilst addressing a serious and scientific Society. 
The following records of Mistletoe have been made since the 
publication of the <( Flora of Bristol," 191 2 : — 
Ash — S. Barrow Gurney. 
Crab Apple — 
G. Iyittleton-on-Severn. 
S. Chelvey Batch. 
White Beam — S. Brockley Combe ! F. Samson. 
Himalayan Birch (Betula Jacquemontii Spach). S. Tyntesfield \ 
C. Bucknall. 
Hawthorn — 
G. By the river, Westbury-on-Trym ; Tort worth Park ; 
Thornbury ; Littleton-on-Severn. 
S. Ashton Park ; Tyntesfield ; West Town, Backwell ; 
Wrington Hill ; Yatton ; Chew Magna. 
Common Lime — 
G. Old Down; Thornbury. 
S. Tyntesfield ; Bourton Combe ; West Town, Backwell ; 
Saltford ; Chew Magna. 
Maple — S. Wrington. Kelston. 
Norway Maple (Acer platanoides L.) — S. Brockley. 
Sugar Maple (A. saccharinum L.) — G. Tortworth Park. 
Oak ( Quercus intermedia Boenn) — S. Leigh Woods. 
Pear — S. Flax Bourton ! G. H. Wollaston. 
Ontario Poplar (Populus tacamahacca. Miller) — G. Littleton- 
on-Severn. 
Robinia— S. Long Ashton ; Tyntesfield ; Wrington ; Saltford 
Golf Links. 
Sycamore — S. Bourton Combe. 
