150 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY BOTANY OF WORCESTER. 
all events lighten considerably the present struggle for exist¬ 
ence. Without some such help many of those species will 
become fewer and fewer which now assist so materially in 
adding to the charm and delight of forest, moor, hedgerow, 
and field, to say nothing of how bird life contributes to make 
the desolate sea shore interesting. 
Such restriction would in no way interfere with the 
student of Ornithology if our Government would follow the 
example of Canada, and grant licenses to those who are 
bona fide Naturalists and could produce credentials that they 
were engaged in making a collection for the purpose of study 
or science. Ornithology is the only branch of Natural 
History that is hampered by legal restriction of any kind. 
If an International Conference of Naturalists could be 
arranged to take into consideration the whole question of 
bird protection, its deliberations would be of immense assist¬ 
ance in arriving at some definite and uniform action, although 
the various issues to be discussed cover so large an area ; 
still, whatever decision might be arrived at, it could not be 
otherwise than reciprocal to those who took part therein, 
and prove beneficial to them individually. 
I regret that I have not been able to bring before your 
notice an address more in accord with your tastes, but the 
subject I have introduced is not necessarily confined to orni¬ 
thologists, but should be of some interest to every lover of 
Nature. Thanking you for the patience with which you have 
listened to me, I must now leave the solution of the problems 
of a Natural History Museum and the Protection of Eggs to 
the future. 
HISTORY OF THE COUNTY BOTANY OF WORCESTER. 
BY WM. MATHEWS, M. A. 
(Continued from page 124.) 
Second Period, 1751 to 180 0. 
Stokes in Withering. Edit. 2., Yols. 1 and 2, 1787. 
N.B.—The explanatory remarks in italics are by the present 
writer. 
Myosurus minimus, p. 336. Malvern Chace. Ballard. 
Ranunculus aquatilis, 8, 578. In shoals in the Severn. St. 
This is the plant now known as R. fiuitans, L. 
Ranunculus Lingua. 572. Bogs on Malvern Chace. Ballard. 
R. parviflorus, 577. Malvern Hill. Ballard. Worcester. St. 
Helleborus viridis, 581. Orchard near Mr. Ballard’s, Robinson’s 
End, Malvern Chace. Mr. Welles. Ballard. 
