186 . Monthly Botamcal Report. [March 1, 
IMPORT OF COTTON WOOL INTO LIVERPOOL, . 
From 1791 to 1807, inclusive. 
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1791]34,500}25,777 64, —— | 1,950] 2,242) 3,871] -——-| —— | 68,404 
9|37,268| 27,340 503} —— | 651] 79) 6,423] ——| ——- | 72,264 
5) 6,541) 14,694 411] —— 88] 3,337] ——| —— | 94,971 
4| 17,028! 17,792 348) —_ | 380] 8538] 1,621] ——} ——— | 38,022 
5) 21,844/ 29,559) 9,147; | 315, 39] ~- 963) ——-) —— | 54,841 
6|30,721}25,110| 4,668} —— | —--| ——=| 1,997] 1,730] ——— | 63,526 
7/285 514)19,006| 5,195 ——j} 2,672) 3, —— | 58,258 
8|295095] 21,622| 412,163) 101 ——} 1,147| 5,506} —— | 69,634 
91 25,362] 38,394) 13,236 ——| 1,690) 6,102] —-  ) 86,784 
1800} 19,947| 32,362] 24,138)2,804 ——} 2,353|10,976} —— | 92,580 
25;003| 28,437) 32,621/2,216 ——] 1,644) 8,831) —— | 98,752 
47,300] 21,814] 55,749) 836 40] 394] 8,757] -—- 135,182 
70,154) 911 
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9 
3150,0: ——| 23399) 2,582 140,291 
4135,482 78,253) * 225 CT Pe OV OAaly O49 153,146 
5138,697| 17,6481 100,137} —— | 1,646] 19,289|with Surinam | 477,408 
61 35,295} 19,189] 100,142} —— eas 546|17,904 ditto 473,074 
7111,857] 18,0661 143,767] —— shi ahs 359122,423 
The whole Iuports into LiveRroort, Lonpon, and GLascow, 
in the Year 1802 to 1806, enclusive, stand thus: 
1802. 
1803. 1804. 1805. 1806. Total. 
America ----.sse--+--| 107,494! 106,831} 104,103] 123,261] 123,189| 564,871 
Portugal...../.,...---| 74,720| -76,297] 48,588| 51,272]. 50,975| 301,852 
aca Berbice, and?) 93 o19| 5,611] 53,494) 38,459] 36,990) 22/2775 
se @wweeeee . | F 0 
West India Islands .....-| 51,215] 34,4071 27,916] 33,595| 38,596 185,729 
15,752| 8,509] 6,033} 11,303] 63,632 
Other parts’ 2.0 ceacees], 245053 
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281,383] 238,898] 242,610} 252,620) 260,246] 1,275,857 
MONTHLY BOTANICAL REPORT. . 
JN the Botanical Magazine for the laft month, we have, 1. The figure of Chrysanthemum 
coccineum, omitted in the preceding number; a native of Mount Caucasus; and a valuable 
acquisition, if it were only that it identifies one of Tournefort’s plants, 2. Dracena fregrans, 
the Aletris fragrans of other botanists. Although we cannot commend Mr. Gawler’s botanical 
language, and much less the prclixity of his specific characters, every Eotanist must be sen- 
sible of the value of his labours, in ascertaining the limits of the different genera in those 
natural orders in which heretcfore the greatest confusion has prevailed. ‘To us Mr. Gawler — 
appears particularly happy in deciding to what genus he should refer species that seem, like 
stray sheep, to wander from one fold to ancther, without properly belonging to any. The 
genus Aletris was originally formed from an American Species, the A. farinofa; afterwards 
several other plants were added to it, many of which possessed no principles of union. But 
of these Veltheimia and Iritomia have been raised to the rank of distinct genera, and now the 
eparation ofx¥ragrans reduces the genus to its original solitary species. Draceena will how- 
ever stand in need of the same castigation, and D. Draco will perhaps some day stand alone. 
These changes, however they may be deplored by mere cultivators, are the unavoidable 
_ consequence of tre gradual advance of the science, and roust’not be confounded with those 
unnecessary ‘alterations of names which we have so repeatediv condemned, the offspring 
sometimes of ignorance, but oftener of affectation. 3. Pancratium recetam (a). This figure 
affords an instance of the danger incurred by giving specific names, which have a characteris- 
tical meaning, the discovery of another variety, to which this character will not apply, has , 
sendered the name futile. 4. Lucomis waduluta, a species very nearly related te E, regia say 
