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THE FLORA OF WARWICKSHIRE. 
July, 1892 . 
I had once got free of the broad fiery zone, stretching away 
on either hand for miles along the moist valley, I stood still 
and gazed back for some time on a scene the most wonderful 
and enchanting I have ever witnessed.” 
I think most of my readers, judging from these extracts 
alone, will agree with the opinion I express in the first lines 
of this notice. I have just received a letter from the publishers 
giving me permission to make these extracts, and they inform 
me that the book is being reprinted, the first edition having 
been entirely sold. E. W. B. 
NOTES ON THE “FLORA OF WARWICKSHIRE.” 
BY J. E. BAGNALL, A.L.S. 
Since the publication of the “ Flora of Warwickshire ” in 
1891, many notes have come into my possession that may be 
of interest from more points than one. As stated on page 
xxix. of the above-mentioned work, the first record of each 
plant was given so far as that was known to the writer, but 
all idea of speaking authoritatively on that matter was dis¬ 
claimed, as it was very probable that earlier records might 
exist of which the writer had no knowledge. During the 
past year some of these earlier records have come into my 
possession, and I think it is only justice to their authors 
that these should be published. In the following notes 
many such records are given, and in each case where the 
date of the record is earlier than that given in the “ Flora of 
Warwickshire,” this date immediately follows the locality, so 
that whenever a date is given in the following notes, that will 
imply that the authoritative name following that date should 
be credited with having given the first record of the plant in 
question. 
Thus, in the “Flora” (p, 1), under Thalictrum fiavum, L., 
the first record is given to “ Purt., Midland Flora, 1817,” 
but I now find that in 1810 the Countess of Aylesford col¬ 
lected it near Packington, and that a specimen of this plant 
bearing the date 1810 appears in her herbarium ; hence 
the first record should have been “ Aylesford, Herb., 1810.” 
This I know from my valued correspondent, Miss C. E. 
Palmer, who has in her possession the herbarium of her 
distinguished relative, the late Dowager Countess of Aylesford, 
and who has kindly communicated to me many notes from 
this herbarium, and also further notes of her own made in 
