BOTANY Foord-Kelcey of Quorn, for lists of plants, for the loan of her copy of Mr. Preston's MS. and published lists of Leicestershire flowering plants, and for help in many other ways; to Mr. J. A. Wheldon for determining several mosses, to Mr. H. N. Dixon for the number of Northampton- shire plants, to Prof. Carr for latest additions to Nottinghamshire, and the Rev. H. P. Reader of the Holy Cross Priory, Leicester, for a complete list of the mosses and hepatics, with some useful notes. Father Reader's experience of Leicestershire, combined with much knowledge of plants in other parts of England, has enabled the writer to give a representative list of mosses and hepatics. In the following summary of the vascular plants of Leicestershire species to which no sign is attached are to be regarded as ' wild ' in the sense of being natives, colonists, or denizens. Aliens and plants of recent introduction which maintain their ground more or less successfully are indicated by an asterisk. Species of merely casual occurrence recorded down to 1886, or which were probably recorded in error, or have long been extinct, are inclosed within square brackets. The sequence of the London Catalogue (ed. 9) is followed as far as possible, the brambles (Rubi) in accordance with Mr. Rogers' Handbook, the Gymnosperms follow the Monocotyledons, and the Characeae follow the mosses. Localities are given for all new county records, both of vascular and cellular plants. The following abbreviations have been adopted : W. M. R. = W. Moyle Rogers ; E. F. L. = E. F. Linton ; Journ. Bat. = Journal of Botany ; B. R. = Babington's British Rubi ; Fl. L. = Flora of Leicestershire, 1886. PHAENOGAMIA DICOTYLEDONES RANUNCULACEAE [Clematis Vitalba, L. IB, ZA, ZB] Thalictrum flavum, L. IB-ZB, 6 Anemone nemorosa, L. IA, 2A-3, 6 Myosurus minimus, L. IA, IB [ZA, ZB, 1841] Ranunculus circinatus, Sibth. IB-ZB, 6 fluitans, Lam. IA [IB, ZA] pseudo-fluitans, 'Bab.' IB, ZA, ZB - trichophyllus, Chaix. 2A, ZB - Drouetii, Godr. ZA, 3 var. Godronii (Gren.). ZB - heterophyllus, Web. ex. p. ZA, ZB, 6 var. triphyllus (Hiern). ZB var. submersus (Hiern). ZA, ZB - peltatus, Schrank. 183, 6 Lenormandi, F. Schultz. IB, ZA, ZB hederaceus, L. IA~3, 6 sceleratus, L. iA-3, 5, 6 flammula, L. iA-3, 5, 6 lingua, L. IB, 2 A, [3] auricomus, L. IA 3, 6 - acer, L. IA-6 - repens, L. iA-3, 5, 6 bulbosus, L. iA-6 sardous, Crantz. IB, ZA, ZB, 5 parviflorus, L. I A 2 A, 3 arvensis, L. IA-6 Ficaria, L. I A 6 Caltha palustris, L. IA-3, 5, 6 var. Guerangerii (Boreau). 2A [Helleborus viridis, L. ZA] [ foetidus, L.] Aquilegia vulgaris, L. JIB, ZA], 4, [5] [Delphinium Ajacis, Reich. ZA] [Aconitum Napellus, L. IB-ZB] BERBERIDEAB Berberis vulgaris, L. 18-3, 6 DICOTYLEDONES (continued') NYMPHAEACEAE Nymphaea lutea, L. IA-3, 5, 6 Castalia speciosa, Salisb. IB-ZB PAPAVERACEAE [Papaver somniferum, L. ZA, ZB, 3] - Rhoeas, L. IA-6 var. Pryorii, Druce, ZA, ZB dubium, L. iA-6 var. Lecoqii (Lamotte), IB-ZB, 4, 6 - Argemone, L. iA-6 Chelidonium majus, L. IA-6 FUMARIACEAB Capnoides claviculata (DC.). IA-ZA [ lutea (DC.). ZA, ZB] [Fumaria capreolata, L. ZA, ZB] officinalis, L. IA-6 CRUCIFERAE
- Cheiranthus Cheiri, L. IA-ZB
Radicula officinalis (R. Br.), Groves. IA-3, 5, 6 var. microphyllum (Reich.). IB, ZA - pinnata, Moench. IA, 2 A - palustris, Moench. IA-3, 5, 6 - lancifblia, Moench. IA 3, 6 Barbarea vulgaris, R. Br. IA-3, 5, 6 [ praecox, R. Br. 2A, ZB] [Arabis hirsuta, Scop. 2A] perfoliata, Lam. IB Cardamine amara, L. IA-ZB, 6 pratensis, L. IA-6 hirsuta, L. IA-6 - flexuosa, With. IA-3, 6 impatiens, L. IB (Bloxam hb., Kirby hb.) 35
