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185

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Genera with 5 sp. & upwards

Species

Sp. having Vars:

No. of Vars:

No. of Species marked —

No. of Species marked 18

Thalictrum

5

1

2

2

 

Ranunculus

19

2

2

5

7xx

Fumaria

5

 

 

2

2

Draba

5

1

1

 

 

Arabis

5

 

 

 

 

Sinapis

7

1

1

 

1

Viola

9

3

4

1

3x

Silene

8

2

2

1

 

Lychnis

6

 

 

1

3

Sagina

7

 

 

1

2

Arenaria

8

2

2

 

1

Stellaria

7

1

2

 

4x

Cerastium

8

4

6

1

2x

 

 

 

 

 

13

99

17

22

14

25 x5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genera with 4 species

Species

Sp. having Vars:

No. of Vars:

No. of Species marked —

No. of Species marked 18

Papaver

4

 

 

 

1

Lepidium

4

 

 

 

 

Cardamine

4

1

1

 

2x

Nasturtium

4

1

2

 

1x

Helianthemum

4

1

1

 

 

Dianthus

4

1

1

 

 

London Catalogue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

24

4

5

4 x2

 

 

 

 

 

Genera with 3, 2 & 1 Species

Species

Sp. having Vars:

No. of Vars:

No. of Species marked —

No. of Species marked 18

Clematis

1

 

 

 

 

Anemone

2

 

 

 

 

Adonis

1

 

 

 

 

Myosurus

1

 

 

 

 

Caltha

1

1

1

 

1x

Trollius

1

 

 

 

 

Helleborus

2

 

 

 

 

Aquilegia

1

 

 

 

 

Delphinium

1

 

 

 

 

Aconitum

1

 

 

 

 

Actaea

1

 

 

 

 

Nymphaea

1

 

 

 

1

Nuphar

2

 

 

 

 

Meconopsis

1

 

 

 

 

Chelidonium

1

 

 

 

 

Glaucum

1

 

 

 

 

Corydalis

1

 

 

 

 

Cakile

1

 

 

 

 

Crambe

1

 

 

 

 

Coronopus

2

 

 

 

 

Thlapsi

3

1

2

 

 

Capsella

1

 

 

 

1

Hutchinsia

1

 

 

 

 

Teesdalia

1

 

 

 

 

Iberis

1

 

 

 

 

Cochlearia

1

1

3

 

1x

Subularia

1

 

 

 

 

Dentaria

1

 

 

 

 

Turritis

1

 

 

 

 

Barbarea

2

1

1

1

 

Sisymbrium

3

 

 

 

1

Erylimum

2

 

 

 

 

Matthiola

2

 

 

 

 

Brassica

2

 

 

 

 

Raphanus

2

 

 

1

1

Reseda

2

 

 

 

 

Drosera

3

1

1

 

1

Polygala

3

1

2

2

1x

Frankenia

1

 

 

 

 

Elatine

2

 

 

 

 

Saponaria

1

 

 

 

 

Moenchia

1

 

 

 

 

Spergula

1

1

1

 

1x

Honckeneja

1

 

 

 

1

Spergularia

2

1

1

 

1x

Holosteum

1

 

 

 

 

Cherleria

1

 

 

 

 

Linum

3

 

 

 

1

Radiola

1

 

 

 

1

49

71

8

12

4

13 x5

 

P. 2 Col. III

185v

2

 

Genera with 5 sp. & upwards

Species

Sp. having Vars:

No. of Vars:

No. of Species marked (—)

No. of Species marked 18

Hypericum

10

1

1

 

1

Geranium

11

2

2

 

2x

Medicago

6

1

1

1

 

Trifolium

17

 

 

1

4

Vicia

10

2

3

 

4x

Lathyrus

7

 

 

 

1

Potentilla

9

1

2

 

2x

Pyrus

5

1

2

 

1

Epilobium

10

2

2

 

3x

 

 

 

 

 

9

86

19

13

2

18 x4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genera with 4 species

Species

Sp. having Vars:

No. of Vars:

No. of Species marked (—)

No. of Species marked 18

Genera with 5 sp. & upwards

Species

Sp. having Vars:

No. of Vars:

No. of Species marked —

No. of Species marked 18

Prunus

4

1

2

 

 

Callitriche

4

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

2

8

1

2

1

 

 

 

 

 

Genera with 3, 2 & 1 Sp.

Species

Sp. having Vars:

No. of Vars:

No. of Species marked (—)

No. of Species marked 18

Malva

3

 

 

 

 

Althaea

1

 

 

 

 

Lavatera

1

 

 

 

 

Tilia

1

 

 

 

 

Acer

1

 

 

 

 

Erodium

3

1

1

 

1x

Impatiens

1

 

 

 

 

Oxalis

1

 

 

 

 

Euonymus

1

 

 

 

1

Rhamnus

2

 

 

 

 

Spartium

1

 

 

 

 

Ulex

2

2

2

 

 

Genista

3

1

1

 

 

Ononis

3

 

 

 

 

Anthyllis

1

1

1

 

1x

Melilotus

3

 

 

1

 

Trigonella

1

 

 

 

 

Lotus

3

2

2

 

1x

Astragalus

3

 

 

 

 

Oxytropis

2

 

 

 

 

Ornithopus

1

 

 

 

 

Arthrolobium

1

 

 

 

 

Hippocrepis

1

 

 

 

 

Onobrychis

1

 

 

 

 

Orobus

2

1

1

 

1x

Spiraea

2

 

 

 

1

Dryas

1

1

1

 

 

Geum

2

1

1

 

1

Agrimonia

1

1

1

 

 

Sibbaldia

1

 

 

 

 

Comarum

1

 

 

 

 

Fragaria

2

 

 

 

1

Sanguisorba

1

 

 

 

 

Poterium

2

 

 

1

 

Alcehmilla

3

 

 

 

2

Crataegus

1

 

 

 

 

Cotoneaster

1

 

 

 

 

Isnardia

1

 

 

 

 

Circaea

2

1

1

 

 

Hippuris

1

 

 

 

 

Myriophyllum

3

1

1

 

1

Ceratophyllum

2

1

2

 

 

Lythrum

2

 

 

 

 

Peplis

1

 

 

 

1

Bryonia

1

 

 

 

 

Montia

1

 

 

 

1

Illecebrum

1

 

 

 

 

47

76

14

15

2

14 x4

 

P. 5. Col. I

186

3

 

Genera with 5 sp. & upwards

Species

Sp. having Vars:

No. of Vars:

No. of Species marked (—)

No. of Species marked 18

Sedum

8

2

2

1

1

Saxifraga

14

3

14

1

 

Oenanthe

7

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

29

5

16

4

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genera with 4 Species

Species

Sp. having Vars:

No. of Vars:

No. of Species marked (—)

No. of Species marked 18

 

 

 

 

 

Genera with 3, 2 & 1 Sp.

Species

Sp. having Vars:

No. of Vars:

No. of Species marked (—)

No. of Species marked 18

Corrigiola

1

 

 

 

 

Hermania

1

1

1

 

 

Polycarpon

1

 

 

 

 

Scleranthus

2

 

 

 

 

Berberis

1

 

 

 

 

Ribes

3

1

2

 

 

Tillaea

1

 

 

 

 

Cotyledon

1

 

 

 

 

Chrynopodium

2

 

 

 

1

Parnassia

1

 

 

 

 

Adoxa

1

 

 

 

 

Hedera

1

 

 

 

1

Cornus

2

 

 

 

 

Hydrocotyle

1

 

 

 

1

Sanicula

1

 

 

 

 

Eryngium

1

 

 

 

 

Conium

1

 

 

 

1

Xylospermum

1

 

 

 

 

Smyrnium

1

 

 

 

 

Cicuta

1

 

 

 

 

Apium

1

 

 

 

 

Petroselinum

1

 

 

 

 

Trinia

1

 

 

 

 

Helomedium

2

1

1

 

1

Sison

1

 

 

 

 

Aegopodium

1

 

 

 

 

Carum

2

 

 

 

 

Bunium

1

 

 

 

1

Pimpinella

2

 

 

 

 

Sium

2

 

 

 

 

Bupleurum

3

 

 

 

 

Aethusa

1

 

 

 

 

Foeniculum

1

1

1

 

 

Seseli

1

 

 

 

 

Ligustrum

1

 

 

 

 

Silaris

1

 

 

 

 

Meum

1

 

 

 

 

Crithmum

1

 

 

 

 

Angelica

1

 

 

 

1

Peucedanum

2

 

 

 

 

Restoniaca

1

 

 

 

 

Herodium

1

 

 

 

1

Tordylium

1

 

 

 

 

Daucus

2

 

 

1

1

Caucalis

1

 

 

 

 

Torilis

3

 

 

 

 

Scandia

1

 

 

 

 

Anthriscus

2

 

 

 

!

Chaenophyllum

1

 

 

 

 

49

65

4

5

1

10

 

P. 6. Col. I.

186v

4

Genera with 5 sp. & upwards

Species

Sp. having Vars:

No. of Vars:

No. of Species marked (—)

No. of Species marked 18

Galium

13

3

5

1

4x

Carduus

12

1

1

1

3x

Centaurea

6

 

 

 

2

Gnaphalium

5

3

4

 

2x

Senecio

8

1

1

1

4

 

 

 

 

 

5

44

8

11

3

15 x3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genera with 4 3 species

Species

Sp. having Vars:

No. of Vars:

No. of Species marked (—)

No. of Species marked 18

Fedia

4

1

1

2

1

Lactuca

4

 

 

 

 

Sonchus

4

 

 

1

3

Crepis

4

 

 

 

1

Artemisia

4

1

2

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

5

20

2

3

3

6

 

 

 

 

 

Genera with 3, 2 & 1 Sp.

Species

Sp. having Vars:

No. of Vars:

No. of Species marked (—)

No. of Species marked 18

Myrialis

1

 

 

 

 

Viscum

1

 

 

 

 

Sambucus

2

 

 

 

1

Viburnum

2

 

 

 

 

Lonicera

2

 

 

 

1

Linnaea

1

 

 

 

 

Rubia

1

 

 

 

 

Sherardia

1

 

 

 

 

Aspergula

2

 

 

 

 

Valeriana

2

1

1

 

1x

Dipsacus

2

 

 

 

 

Scabiosa

2

 

 

 

 

Knautia

1

1

1

 

1x

Tragopogon

2

1

1

 

 

Helminthia

1

 

 

 

 

Picris

1

 

 

 

 

Thrincia

1

 

 

 

 

Apargia

2

1

1

 

1x

Hypochaeris

3

1

1

 

1

Mulgedium

1

 

 

 

 

See *

 

 

 

 

 

Taraxacum

1

1

3

 

1x

Ainoseris

1

 

 

 

 

Lapsana

1

 

 

 

1

Cichorium

1

 

 

 

 

Arctium

1

1

1

 

1x

Saussurea

1

 

 

 

 

Serratula

1

 

 

 

 

Onopordum

1

 

 

 

 

Carlina

1

 

 

 

 

Bidens

2

 

 

 

 

Eupatorium

1

 

 

 

 

Chrysocoma

1

 

 

 

 

Dictis

1

 

 

 

 

Tanacetum

1

 

 

 

1

Filago

3

1

2

 

1x

Petasites

1

 

 

 

 

Tussilago

1

 

 

 

1

Erigeron

2

 

 

 

 

Aster

1

 

 

 

1

Solidago

1

1

1

 

1x

Cineraria

2

1

1

 

 

Inula

3

 

 

 

 

Pulicaria

2

 

 

 

 

Bellis

1

 

 

 

1

Chrysanthem:

2

 

 

 

2

Pyrethrum

2

1

1

 

1x

Matricaria

1

 

 

 

 

47

63

11

14

20 x8

 

* "Borkhausia" omitted placed at top of Page 5.

P. 7. Col. II

187

5

Genera with 5 sp. & upwards

Species

Sp. having Vars:

No. of Vars:

No. of Species marked (—)

No. of Species marked 18

Campanula

7

 

 

 

1

Erica

5

1

1

 

2x

Pyrola

5

1

1

 

 

Gentiana

5

1

1

 

1

Verbascum

6

 

 

 

 

Veronica

16

4

4

1

8xxx

Linaria

6

2

2

 

 

Orobanche

10

 

 

4

 

Mentha

8

3

6

 

2xx

Calamintha

5

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

73

12

15

6

14 x6

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genera with 4 Species

Species

Sp. having Vars:

No. of Vars:

No. of Species marked (—)

No. of Species marked 18

Vaccinium

4

 

 

 

1

Melampyrum

4

1

1

 

1x

Scrophularia

4

1

1

 

1x

 

 

 

 

 

3

12

2

2

3 x2

 

 

 

 

 

Genera with 3, 2 & 1 Sp.

Species

Sp. having Vars:

No. of Vars:

No. of Species marked (—)

No. of Species marked 18

Borkhausia

2

 

 

 

 

Anthemis

3

 

 

 

 

Achillea

2

 

 

 

2

Wahlenbergia

1

 

 

 

 

Specularia

1

 

 

 

 

Phyteuma

2

 

 

 

 

Jasione

1

 

 

 

 

Lobelia

2

 

 

 

 

Calluna

1

 

 

 

1

Menziesia

2

 

 

 

 

Azalea

1

 

 

 

 

Andromeda

1

 

 

 

 

Arbutus

3

 

 

 

 

Monotropa

1

 

 

 

 

Ilex

1

 

 

 

1

Ligustrum

1

 

 

 

 

Fraxinus

1

1

1

 

 

Vinca

1

 

 

 

 

Cicendia

2

 

 

 

 

Erytheca

1

1

3

 

1x

Chlora

1

 

 

 

 

Villarsia

1

 

 

 

 

Menyanthes

1

 

 

 

1

Polemonium

1

 

 

 

 

Convolvulus

3

 

 

 

 

Cuscuta

3

 

 

 

 

Hyoscyamus

1

 

 

 

 

Solanum

2

 

 

 

 

Atropa

1

 

 

 

 

Bartsia

3

1

2

 

1x

Euphrasia

1

1

1

 

1x

Tolenanthus

1

1

1

 

1x

Pedicularis

2

 

 

 

2

Digitalis

1

 

 

 

 

Antirrhinum

1

 

 

 

 

Limosella

1

 

 

 

 

Sibthorpia

1

 

 

 

 

Lathraea

1

 

 

 

 

Verbena

1

 

 

 

 

Salvia

2

1

1

 

 

Lycopus

1

 

 

 

 

Thymus

1

1

1

 

1x

Origanum

1

 

 

 

 

Melittis

1

1

1

 

 

Teucrium

3

1

1

 

1

Ajuga

3

 

 

 

 

Ballota

1

1

1

 

 

47

70

10

13

15 x5

 

P. 8. Col. III.

187v

6

Genera with 5 sp. & upwards

Species

Sp. having Vars:

No. of Vars:

No. of Species marked (—)

No. of Species marked 18

Lamium

5

1

1

1

2x

Stachys

5

1

1

 

3x

Myosotis

8

1

1

2

3

Primula

5

 

 

 

1

Plantago

5

 

 

 

4

Chenopodium

11

3

3

 

1x

Atriplex

7

3

4

2

3xx

Polygonum

13

2

3

2

4x

Rumex

11

1

1

1

4

Euphorbia

12

 

 

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

10

82

12

14

9

26 x6

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genera with 4 Species

Species

Sp. having Vars:

No. of Vars:

No. of Species marked (—)

No. of Species marked 18

Galeopsis

4

2

2

 

1x

Pinguicula

4

 

 

 

1

Lysimachia

4

 

 

 

 

Statice

4

1

2

1

 

Populus

4

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

5

20

3

4

1

3 x1

 

 

 

 

 

Genera with 3, 2 & 1 Sp.

Species

Sp. having Vars:

No. of Vars:

No. of Species marked (—)

No. of Species marked 18

Glechoma

1

 

 

 

1

Nepeta

1

 

 

 

 

Marrubium

1

 

 

 

 

Prunella

1

 

 

 

 

Scutellaria

2

 

 

 

1

Lithospermum

3

 

 

 

1

Mertensia

1

 

 

 

 

Symphytum

2

 

 

 

 

Lycopsis

1

 

 

 

1

Anchusa

1

 

 

 

 

Asperugo

1

 

 

 

 

Cynoglossum

2

 

 

 

 

Pulmonaria

1

 

 

 

 

Echium

2

 

 

 

1

Utricularia

3

 

 

 

1

Trientalis

1

 

 

 

 

Hottonia

1

 

 

 

 

Anagallis

2

1

1

 

 

Centunculus

1

 

 

 

 

Samolus

1

 

 

 

 

Glaux

1

 

 

 

1

Armeria

2

1

4

 

1x

Litorella

1

 

 

 

1

Beta

1

 

 

 

 

Salsola

1

 

 

 

 

Schoberia

2

 

 

 

 

Salicornia

2

1

1

 

1x

Oxyrua

1

 

 

 

 

Hippophae

1

 

 

 

 

Daphne

2

 

 

 

 

Thesium

1

 

 

 

 

Asarum

1

 

 

 

 

Empetrum

1

 

 

 

 

Buxus

1

 

 

 

 

Mercurialis

2

2

2

 

1x

Urtica

2

 

 

 

2

Parietaria

1

1

1

 

 

Humulus

1

 

 

 

 

Ulmus

2

1

2

 

1

Quercus

1

1

2

 

 

Fagus

1

 

 

 

 

Carpinus

1

 

 

 

 

Corylus

1

 

 

 

1

Alnus

1

 

 

 

1

Betula

2

1

3

 

1x

See *

 

 

 

 

 

Pinus

1

 

 

 

 

Juniperus

1

1

1

 

1x

47

64

10

17

20 x5

 

* "Myrica" omitted placed top of next page

P. 11. Col. II.

188

7

Genera with 5 sp. & upwards

Species

Sp. having Vars:

No. of Vars:

No. of Species marked (—)

No. of Species marked 18

Epipactis

7

1

1

2

 

Orchis

11

1

2

1

3x

Allium

9

3

3

1

 

Convallaria

 

 

 

 

 

Potamogeton

19

1

23

4

1

 

 

 

 

 

4

42

6

9

8

4 x1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genera with 4 Species

Species

Sp. having Vars:

No. of Vars:

No. of Species marked (—)

No. of Species marked 18

Convallaria

4

 

 

 

 

Lemna

4

 

 

 

1

Sparganium

4

 

 

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

3

12

1

2

 

 

 

 

 

Genera with 3, 2 & 1 Species

Species

Sp. having Vars:

No. of Vars:

No. of Species marked (—)

No. of Species marked 18

Myrica

1

 

 

 

 

Taxus

1

1

1

 

 

Goodyera

1

 

 

 

 

Spiranthes

3

 

 

 

 

Neottia

1

 

 

 

 

Listera

2

 

 

 

 

Corallorhiza

1

 

 

 

 

Gymnadenia

1

 

 

 

1

Habenaria

3

1

1

 

1

Aceras

1

 

 

 

 

Herminium

1

 

 

 

 

Ophrys

3

2

2

 

 

Malaxis

1

 

 

 

 

Liparis

1

 

 

 

 

Cypripedium

1

 

 

 

 

Iris

2

 

 

 

1

Sisyrinchium

1

 

 

 

 

Trichonema

1

 

 

 

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

Leucojum

1

 

 

 

 

Fritillaria

1

 

 

 

 

Gagea

1

 

 

 

 

Ornithogalum

1

 

 

 

 

Scilla

2

 

 

 

 

Hyacinthus

1

 

 

1

 

Antherimum

1

 

 

 

 

Simathis

1

 

 

 

 

Asparagus

1

 

 

 

 

Ruscus

1

 

 

 

 

Paris

1

 

 

 

 

Tamus

1

 

 

 

 

Colchicum

1

 

 

 

 

Tofieldia

1

 

 

 

 

Hydrocharis

1

 

 

 

 

Stratiotes

1

 

 

 

 

Alisma

3

1

1

 

 

Actinocarpus

1

 

 

 

 

Sagillaria

1

 

 

 

 

Butomus

1

 

 

 

 

Triglechin

2

 

 

 

2

Scheuchzeria

1

 

 

 

 

Ruppia

1

1

1

 

 

Zanichellia

1

1

1

 

 

Zostera

2

1

1

 

 

Naias

1

 

 

 

 

Arum

1

 

 

 

 

Acorus

1

 

 

 

 

Typha

2

 

 

 

 

47

61

8

9

6

 

* "Narcissus" omitted, placed at top of next page

P. 12. Col. I.

188v

8

Genera with 5 sp. & upwards

Species

Sp. having Vars:

No. of Vars:

No. of Species marked (—)

No. of Species marked 18

Juncus

20

2

2

1

7x

Luzula

7

1

1

1

4x

Scirpus

18

1

1

4

4x

Phleum

5

1

1

 

1x

Alopecurus

6

 

 

 

2

Arundo

5

 

 

 

1

Aira

6

 

 

 

4

Glyceria

8

2

2

1

1

Poa

9

5

8

 

3x

Festuca

9

4

5

 

4xx

Bromus

9

3

3

 

1x

 

 

 

 

 

11

103

19

23

7

32 x8

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genera with 4 Species

Species

Sp. having Vars:

No. of Vars:

No. of Species marked (—)

No. of Species marked 18

Eriophorum

4

 

 

 

2

Agrostis

4

2

2

 

3xx

Avena

4

1

1

 

 

Triticum

4

2

2

1

2x

Hordeum

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genera with 3, 2 & 1 Species

Species

Sp. having Vars:

No. of Vars:

No. of Species marked (—)

No. of Species marked 18

Narcissus

1

 

 

 

 

Eriocaulon

1

 

 

 

 

Narthecium

1

 

 

 

1

Cyperus

2

 

 

 

 

Cladium

1

 

 

 

 

Schoenus

1

 

 

 

1

Rhyncophora

2

 

 

 

 

Blysmus

2

 

 

 

 

Elyna

1

 

 

 

 

Leersia

1

 

 

 

 

Spartina

2

 

 

 

 

Cynodon

1

 

 

 

 

Digitaria

1

 

 

 

 

Setaria

1

 

 

 

 

Phalaris

1

 

 

 

1

Anthoxanthum

1

 

 

 

1

Knappia

1

 

 

 

 

Gastridium

1

 

 

 

 

Polypogon

2

 

 

 

 

Milium

1

 

 

 

 

Apera

2

 

 

1

 

Ammophila

1

 

 

 

 

Sesleria

1

 

 

 

 

Lagurus

1

 

 

 

 

Arrhenanthemum

1

1

1

 

1x

Holcus

2

 

 

 

2

Tirodia

1

 

 

 

1

Koeleria

1

 

 

 

 

Melica

2

 

 

 

 

Molinia

1

 

 

 

1

Catabrosa

1

 

 

 

 

Briza

2

 

 

 

1

Cynosurus

2

 

 

 

1

Dactylis

1

 

 

 

1

Brachypodium

2

 

 

 

1

Lolium

2

2

2

 

1x

Elymus

1

 

 

 

 

Nardus

1

 

 

 

1

Lepturus

1

 

 

 

 

39

51

3

3

1

15 x2

 


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