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to his task. Mr. Hopkiusoii, from his proximity to the great libraries of 

 London, has been able to supplement the author's expressed weakness 

 iu bibliography— especially in reference to foreign works. The full 

 synonymy is invaluable. 



We commend this book to all who delight in pond life, as well as to 

 the serious student of the Protista, who would build on a solid founda- 

 tion of faunistic knowledge. 



:\[arcus Hartog. 



NOTES. 



BOTANY. 



Helleborine atroviridis in Ireland. 

 At the end of June, 1902, Messrs. R. W. Scully, W. A. Shoolbred, and 

 myself found an Epipactis (now called by Hill's older generic name) in 

 good quantity, but of course only in bud, on limestone at Killarney, 

 N. Kerry, which from its habit seemed referable to E. media, Bab. 

 (Vv.p)o parle':). Last summer, having occasion to look through my 

 herbarium-set of the genus, I was at once struck by the close resemblance 

 of my specimens to the figure and description of Linton's plant, published 

 in his " Flora of Derbyshire " p. 270 (1903). I immediately wrote to 

 Mr. Scully, who fortunately happened to be staying at Killarney, and 

 was able to send me a good supply of fresh material, some of it still in 

 full flower on August 27, though the bulk was in fruit. The flowers are 

 sometimes deep rose-pink, but usually of a pretty pale pink, tinged with 

 green. Labellum broader than long (in Babiugtou, E. media, it is 

 described as being longer than broad) ; tip subrecurved ; basal hunches 

 plicate (smooth in E. laiifolia). Lowest leaves from orbicular to broadly 

 ovate in strong examples, ovate to ovate -lanceolate in M^eaker ones ; the 

 rest gradually becoming narrower. Rev. E. F. Linton writes :— " The 

 Killarney plant appears to agree well with E. atroviridis, W. R. L., by 

 your description of the flowers, and by the gradually lessening size and 

 narrowing of the leaves upwards. It also differs entirely in the latter 

 (leaf-characters) from my Killarney specimens of 30.7.1885, which are 

 typical E. latifolia." I believe, therefore, that the identification is fully 



established. 



Edward S. Marshai,!,. 

 Taunton. 



Rhinanthus major in Ireland. 



Rev. E. S. Marshall writes to me that a Rhinanthus I sent to the 

 Exchange Club last year turns out to be K. major Ehrh., the Large 

 Yellow Rattle, which has not been found hitherto in Ireland. It was 

 collected in Jul}', 1908. P'ormerly two sub-species were recognised in 

 the British Flora, K. Crisla-galli L., which is ver}- common in Ireland, 

 and K. major Ehrh., which occurs in Scotland, Wales, and England, but 

 not in Ireland. This is the plant I wish to record, as it is an interesting 

 extension of range. I give exact particulars of locality in hope that 

 some one may look for it and trace out its distribution, which was not 



