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leaves are shorter and much the shape of those of C. truncata, Guss., 

 the internodes shorter, and the fruit much larger, in these respects 

 answering to the var. htnulifera, Norman. 1 The only fruits on other 

 specimens approaching these are from the Loch of Watlee, Unst, 

 Shetland ; Beeby, leg. 



A specimen from "Town-foot, Dumfries, 1887, leg. J. Fingland,'' 

 named as autumnalis has much the habit of C. truncata, Gussone ; 

 but there is no fruit unfortunately. Truncata is not a northern 

 species. In England it occurs north to Notts. In the herbarium 

 at University College, Nottingham, are specimens gathered by 

 Mr. Fisher in 1892. 



In Europe truncata is not on record north of Belgium. 



In some extraordinary specimens of C. intermedia, Hoffm., (Jianni- 

 lata, Kiitz) from Ednam Bay, Loch Tay, 1905, from J. M 'Andrew, 

 the leaves are \\ to 2 inches long, with the apex separated into a 

 complete claw-like end twice the width of the leaf. C. polymorpha, 

 Lonnroth, " Obser. crit. pi. suec. illustrantes " (1854), p. 19. 



I have seen no Scottish specimens of this other than Mr. Beeby's 

 Shetland ones, but it should occur. In England it occurs in Surrey ; 

 Cambridge, Eyer, sp. ; and Mr. Beeby saw it in a globe in Seven 

 Dials, London, bought some, and sent me specimens. The dealer 

 said the specimens came from Epping Forest, Essex. 



C. obtusangnla, Le Gall., " Fl. Morbihan " (1852) p. 202. 



This may occur in Southern, Scotland, in Ayr, Dumfries, or 

 Kirkcudbright, although in England its most northern stations are 

 S. E. Yorkshire (Co. 61), and Cheshire (Co. 58). In this the fruit 

 is longer than broad, there are no wings, and the four edges of the 

 fruit are rounded, not angled. 



There is a sub-sp. of this, C. alpina, Nyman = C. transsilvanica 

 Schur. (no/neti], that occurs in Transylvania, which may be more 

 likely to occur in Scotland. 



C. obtusangnla is not recorded north of Belgium in Europe. 

 ARTHUR BENNETT, Croydon. 



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ZOOLOGY. 



LARGE SEAL KILLED IN BEAULY RIVER. A. R., The Field, Jan. 

 14, 1911, p. 84. Records the killing of a Seal 6 ft. 6 in. in length 



- " Ind. Suppl. Loc. Nat. Species" (1864), p. 16. 



