collection is greatly enhanced by Lis accurate record of Arabic and Persian 
plant names, which he has vwritten in fully pointed naskh. This forms a 
welcome contrast to the carelessness with which many collectors record verna- 
cular names/^ We are afraid our record of Arabic names cannot come up to 
Cai ter^s requirements. We showed the vernacular names to two eminent 
Arabic scholars and we asked them to transcribe them after a uniform system. 
As both pronounced the task hopeless we decide to give the names as we 
found them without any attempt towards a uniform transcription. When 
using these names it is well to remember wdicther ihe name comes from a 
French, English, German or Italian source. — The letter S stands for Schwein- 
furth. 
It is our duty to thank the Directors and staffs of the London botanical 
Centres for their kind help and the great interest they have shown us through- 
out. Quite especial thanks are due to Miss M. O^Heilly who, from the begin- 
ning, assisted us in our work and went through the whole Mss. in order to 
verify the references. 
