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ON account of its extreme situation, the mildness of the climate, and the interesting rock formations, notably round the Lizard, the county of Cornwall exercises a great fascination for students interested in natural history. It is rather strange, therefore, that a county flora should only now be compiled, especially as many botanists—natives, aliens, and others—have found it a profitable hunting ground. Six years ago Mr. Davey published a preliminary list of plants which was deserving of the title of a flora, but this was only intended to form a basis for a more complete survey and to arouse interest in the undertaking; the intention has been entirely successful, and the author's subsequent labours, assisted by energetic and able co-workers, have culminated in the volume under notice, in which the total number of plants is computed at 1180; and of these, 953 are considered to be native.
Flora of Cornwall. Being an Account of the Flowering Plants and Ferns found in the County of Cornwall, including the Scilly Isles.
By F. H. Davey. Pp. lxxxviii + 570. (Penryn: F. Chegwidden, 1909.) Price 21s. net.
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Flora of Cornwall Being an Account of the Flowering Plants and Ferns found in the County of Cornwall, including the Scilly Isles . Nature 82, 97 (1909). https://doi.org/10.1038/082097a0
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