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Herb. Boissier clearly belongs to F. Bastardii, as determined by Haussknecht. 
In the colour of the corolla it resembles var. Gussonei, but the flowers are 
larger with more broadly winged outer petals; and the fruits are relatively 
large and very obtuse, approaching those of X. major in shape but showing 
no mucronulus in the dry state. 
The specimen of F. affinis in Herb. Kew, received from Lange, does not 
agree with that in Herb. Boissier and with Hammar's diagnosis, but seems to 
be a large-flowered example of typical F. Bastardii. 
q. benedicta, comb. nov. 
F. Gussonei var. benedicta, Nicotra in Nuov. Giorn. Bot. Ital. nov. ser. iv. 
312 (1897); Le Fum. Ital. 53 (1897). 
Icon. Nuov. Giorn. Bot. Ital. l.e. tab. 10. 
This variety is remarkable for the black apical pits and lateral markings 
of its fruit, resembling those of F. bicolor, It is also characterized by its 
rampant habit, relatively broad leaf-segments, apically thickened pedicels, 
and rather narrow sepals and wings to the upper petal. 
Plants agreeing in all respects with Nicotra’s description and plate were 
collected at Tangier by Rev. J. Roffey in the spring of 1916. 
F. Jordanii, Gussone, Enum, Pl. Ins. Inar. (1854), seems from authentic 
specimens to be a variation of var. Gussonet with flowers coloured as in the 
specific type, and F. serotina, Guss. (L. c.) is perhaps a sha le-form of the same 
plant. The former is stated to have fruits sometimes spotted at the apex. 
There is Ischian material of both of these plants in Herb. Kew received from 
Gussone himself. 
F. recognita, Lacroix in Bull. Soc. Bot. France, vi. 551 (1859), described 
as intermediate between /. Bastardii and F. Borei, is represented in 
Herb. Kew by a specimen received from Lacroix in 1861 which is typical 
F. Bastardii, with finely developed flowers and unusually long sepals. Other 
material observed under this name shows large, dark-tipped flowers resembling 
those of var. affinis, of which F. recognita is made a synonym by Rouy & 
Foucaud. 
F. pia, Nicotra in Att. Acc. Dafnica, Acireale, Ser. 2a, i. 5 (1905), may 
also belong to this species, but its inadequate diagnosis renders its deter- 
mination impossible in the absence of authentie specimens. 
A form resembling the specifie type, but with remarkably small flowers 
(only about 8 mm. long), was colleeted at Gibraltar by Major Wolley-Dod 
in 1913. 
F. Bastardii is one of the most difficult species of the genus and is unique 
among the Grandijlorw owing to some of its forms having the inner petals 
only tipped with purple, while in others this colour pervades also the wings 
of the upper petal. In fruit, likewise, it is remarkably variable, the rugosity 
being appreciably finer in the varieties patens, vagans, and Gussonei than in 
