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to me, may safely be treated as a synonym for Ch. dubius, Cambr., 

 which has priority. WILLIAM EVANS, Edinburgh. 



On the occurrence of Simocephalus serrulatus in Scotland. 



This Cladoceran has been found in a few localities in England, as 

 mentioned by Mr. Scourfield in his " Synopsis of the known Species 

 of British Freshwater Entomostraca, Part I. Cladocera." We are 

 now able to record its occurrence in Scotland also. My father and 

 I found several specimens last June in a catch taken from a small 

 swamp near Gran town- on -Spey. It is readily distinguished from 

 S. vetulus by the small tooth-like projections on the forehead and 

 by the curious bulge on the posterior margin of the valves. Our 

 specimens were brown in colour, and the largest of them measured 

 1.6 mm., exclusive of the antennae. BEATRICE SPRAGUE, Edin- 

 burgh. 



BOTANICAL NOTES AND NEWS. 



Ranunculus sardous, Crantz. (Pale hairy Buttercup or Crow- 

 foot). --Though recorded from the eastern counties of Scotland 

 from Berwickshire to Forfar (Haddington excepted), usually without 

 any mark of doubt as to its claim to be considered native, this 

 buttercup appears to be extremely rare beyond Forfarshire, and 

 during a long acquaintance with the flora of north-east Scotland I 

 had not myself gathered it, though I had evidence of its having been, 

 once found in Slains ; and some years ago living plants were brought 

 me that had been found in a street in Aberdeen growing round the 

 roots of trees recently imported and planted. In both cases the 

 plants appeared to be mere casuals. On 25th August 1903, while 

 crossing an artificial pasture close to the sea near Catterline on the 

 coast of Kincardineshire, my eye was caught by the pale-green 

 foliage and rather small flowers of a plant of this species, which I 

 soon found to be plentiful in this field and unmixed with other 

 species. The characters of the plant made it very easily recognised, 

 and led me to believe that had I met with it elsewhere I could 

 scarcely have overlooked it. I saw none beyond the one field, 

 hence I feel in doubt whether it may not have at some time been 

 introduced with farm seeds. It had not been noted for Kincardine 

 before. JAMES W. H. TRAIL. 



Utricularia oehroleuea, . If art m. Dr. L. M. Neuman has 

 kindly sent me specimens of the above plant in two forms. The 

 following represents these forms and that of Melander ("Bot Not " 

 1887). 



i . Utricularia intermedia, Hayne x U. minor, L. = U. ochroleitca y 

 R. Hartm. et auct. plur. 



