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A HISTORY OF RUTLAND In the above lists 665 species are enumerated, of which 129 are, for one cause or another, doubtful. This number (665) may be com- pared with Mr. Watson's total of 1,428 species (including grasses, and almost all species against which the author has expressed some doubt) for Great Britain, and with 859 (likewise) for Leicestershire and Rutland together. Mr, Watson's number of grasses for Leicestershire and Rutland is 67, and this number, for the purposes of comparison, should be deducted from the total of 859. 34