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REPORT OF SCIENCE-GOSSIP BOTANICAL 

 EXCHANGE CLUB, 



N approaching this sub- 

 ject it is pleasant to say 

 we have in a measure 

 succeeded beyond our 

 expectations, but we 

 should have been still 

 more successful and 

 have been able to send 

 more of the marked 

 desiderata, had we been 

 supported in our efforts 

 by more of our working or rather collecting botanists. 

 Evidently it was regarded solely as an Amateur Club, 

 so that one of the rules seemed to be totally over- 

 looked in so far that a lot of specimens were sent 

 such as Bellis, Leontodon ; in fact, some few parcels 

 contained only such as could be gathered in a field a 

 few yards from our door. Another year, we are 

 satisfied, all this will be changed for the better. 



A few contributors have kindly sent short notes 

 upon any specimens thought 'to be unusually rare : 

 these we give below. We also name a few good 

 things which we have had great pleasure in distri- 

 buting : — Ranunculus floribundus, Bab., common 

 in the Tweed district. Some of our plants ap- 

 proach elongaius, others triphyllus, and confusus. — 

 A. B. Ranunculus salsuginosus. This form is 

 frequent in the river Tweed. — -A. B. Ranunculus 

 fluitans, Newb., river Lathkill, Derbyshire. — C. B. 

 Draba niuralis, plentiful in cultivated ground 

 (nurseries), to which it has been introduced about 

 Kelso and Melrose, Roxburgh. — A. B. Raphanus 

 maritimus, Lizard Point, Cornwall. We supplied 

 about one half of the parcels with this rare species. 

 Dentaria bulbifera, High Wycombe. — T. E. D. 

 Viola Curtisii, Lytham. — J. C. M. V. amcena, 

 Bishop Auckland. — J. P. S. V. lactea, Helston, 

 Cornwall. — J. C. V. Curtisii, Land's End. — J. C. 

 Silene quinquevulnera. Introduced to the Tweed 

 district. — A. B. Cirava alpina, /3. intermedia, 

 Gaitheugh, Berwickshire, where it is abundant : along 

 with it I observed a few patches of C. luletiana, 

 No. 1 60. 



possibly true " or typical." Alpina grows there also, 

 but I did not detect it. — A. B. Rubus ccesius, var. 

 pscudo-idtcus, Springwood Park, Roxburgh. Various 

 forms of Rubus ccesius are plentiful in the district, but 

 I have seen this only from the above locality. — A. B. 

 Rosa pomifera. On the roadside at the highest part, 

 above Sweethope, Roxburgh : one of the bushes is a 

 fine old plant about 7 feet high, and as much through . 

 They are as far as possible, under the circumstances, 

 from any house or garden, being about halfway 

 between two farm- places. I have never seen it in a 

 garden in the district. — A. B. Rosa Watsoni, also 

 common in the Tweed district, and, like Rosa subcris- 

 tata, very variable. — A. B. Rosa subcristata. This 

 variety is common in the Borders. — A. B. The 

 fruit of Watsoni can scarcely be confounded with any 

 other species, when once recognized. Alchemilla 

 conjuncta, Buttermere Fells, Cumberland. — R. W. 

 Upon writing to Mr. W. respecting this locality, 

 which is open to doubt, he informed us the specimen 

 sent was cultivated in his garden, but was originally 

 brought from Buttermere by a friend of his in the 

 North of England. Not the least doubt, however, 

 exists as to its being the true conjuncta, and if the 

 locality is also a genuine one, it is one of the most 

 important discoveries our contributors have brought to 

 light this season. We may also add, the leaves are at 

 least one-third larger than the plants we have inspected 

 at Kew and Benthall Hall. Mcdicago lappacea. I 

 have found a few specimens of this species on Tweed - 

 side every year, for the past five seasons. It grow^ 

 in company with the other Medics (M. denliculala, 

 M. maculata, and M. minima), along with which it 

 has been introduced to the district with-wool. — A. B. 

 Trifolium Molinierii, Lizard Point. — J. C. T. stric- 

 tu?n, Lizard Point. — J. C. The above clovers are 

 old friends. It is pleasing to know they still retain 

 possession of the old station, from which they were 

 recorded many years ago. Sarothamnus prostratits, 

 Lizard Point. — J. C. Helianthemum caniun, Great 

 Orme's Head. — C. B. Ribes alpinum, Rokeby, 

 Teesdale. — J. P. S. Spergularia marginata, Arnside. 



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