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growing in Charnwood Forest and its precincts to Mr. T. R. Potter for his history of that district, and in conjunction with his friend, the Rev. W. H. Coleman, he contributed an admirable list to "Potter's History of Leicestershire," which unfortunately has not been published. These were much appreciated by Mr. Watson in his researches on the distribution of Phænogams in the British Isles. His communications were not, however, confined to Phænogams, and we have now before us a plate containing illustrations of two most interesting Agarics, Agaricus Babingtonii and Agaricus Bloxami, of which the letter is one of our most elegant species. It should not be passed by without notice, that in the appendix to the account of the Voyage of H.M.S. Blonde to the Sandwich Islands, published by Mr. Murray. Mr. Bloxam's notes on the Natural History of those islands will be read with much interest.

Through a very constant correspondence took place between the writer of this notice and Mr. Bloxam for some years, there were but two opportunities of personal communication: one in the Herbarium at Kew, and the other at Rugby, on the occasion of the consecration of the new Chapel, after he had left Twycross for Great Harborough. There were, however, many opportunities of having tidings of him, which were all of the most favourable character, showing how he was appreciated not only for his various talents and acquisition of valuable information which always made him a welcome guest, but for that kind and amiable disposition which at Rugby made him a favourite of all who were thrown into communication with him. There is a chalk drawing of him by his uncle. Sir Thomas Lawrence, which was taken in 1824, previous to his starting for the Sandwich Islands. A daguerreotype likeness was engraved for the contemplated History of Leicestershire, which was, however, never published. There is also a water-colour drawing by the late eminent painter, Turner, in the National Gallery, representing the group of the six brothers attending the funeral of their uncle. Sir T. Lawrence.

Mr. Bloxam married Ann, daughter of the Rev. John Roby, of Congerstone, in the county of Leicester, {a descendant of Nehemiah Grew, who in 1671 dedicated the first book of his "Anatomy of Plants" to the celebrated John Wilkins, Bishop of Chester,) and by her had a numerous family.

The Maritime Flora is more ample in species than the Lowland or Upland, probably as rich as that of any portion of the British Isles of the same size. There are about 100 species of flowering shore-plants around our Islands, and more than sixty of these are found around the Isle