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taken from, does not apply to O. stricta ; and to quote it for 

 that plant is misleading. 



Again, under O. stricta, Linnaeus has caule ramoso 

 erecto, which does not apply to corniculata ; and his reference 

 to S. acetosum corniculatum luteum majus rectum indicum 

 s. virgineum (Alorison's "Hist," 2, p. 184, t. 17, f. 3) is 

 again to a figure which does not represent corniculata. The 

 specimen in Hb. Morison is also O. stricta, L. Therefore I 

 still contend that we may continue to use these as heretofore. 



No. 619. In "Flora Salop," Leighton, in describing 

 Trifolium striatuin, L., var. erectuiu, cites Caspar as the 

 author, but perhaps not as published by him. In full, the 

 citation should doubtless be var. erectum Caspar, ex Leighton. 



705. Vicia tetraspenna, Moench. Fries established his 

 var. tenuifolium under Ervnin (Fries' "Nov.," p. 12, 1814), 

 quoting Ervuui tenuifolitnn, Lagasc., and E. temtissiinum, 

 Pers. In the "Flora of Berkshire" I described it as V. 

 gemella, var. tenuissima, altering the name tennifolium 

 because there was already a V. temtifolia established. If 

 the pertinence of the varietal name had been made obligatory 

 we might have had to use var. tenuifolia. But the point is, 

 Fries did not write tenuissima. 



746. Spinza Ulinaria, L., var. denudata, Boenn. Mr. 

 Britten has ridiculed the claims of this variety, and draws 

 support from a statement, not however based upon extensive 

 experience, of one of his correspondents. So far as my 

 experience goes, it is a fairly well-defined variety occupying 

 distinct areas, and is by no means a diseased form. If 

 it were a Hawkweed it would probably have been described 

 as a " good species." 



908. Potentilla palustris, Scop. Herr Wolf, in his recent 

 ' ; Monograph of the genus Potentilla," keeps up the variety 

 villosa (Lehm). Although intermediate conditions are 

 found, yet the extreme form is very distinct. 



943. Rosa villosa, L., which I retain, because I do not 

 follow the Vienna rules, is also used in the British 

 Museum " List," in defiance of them. 



937. Rosa Eglanteria, L. This is certainly the Sweet- 

 briar, as established in the first edition of the " Species 

 Plantarum," not of Herb. In the second edition Linnaeus 

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