253 SHOUT notes. 



Chiefly tropical, where the species become woody, with us they are 

 only coriaceous. Allied to Trameles and Dadalea, amongst the Poly- 

 porei. 



SHOET NOTES. 



Lepigonum neglectum, Kindberg, as an Inland Plant. — This 

 occurs, associated with Sclerocldoa distans, Bab., in great plenty in the 

 old-fashioned pavement roads of Tabley Park, situated about a mile 

 and a half south-west of Knutsford, and about fifteen miles inland from 

 the nearest point of the Mersey at Frodsham. Lepigonum neglectum 

 follows on the road for half a mile, Sclerocldoa distans accompanies it 

 in patches for about two furlongs. Ordinary Lepigonum ruhrum^ Fr. 

 grows here also, but flowers on an average a fortnight earlier than its 

 allied species. When in bloom, side by side, as I have often seen 

 tliem here, the decided white patch at the petal's base, and the fewer 

 stamens, distinguish L. neglectum at a glance. In its later stage, its 

 fleshier habit and relatively shorter peduncles are alone amply suflOi- 

 cient to avoid any confusion with L. rubrum. I must mention that 

 here, in the vicinity of the rock-salt beds of Noithwich, the cheapest 

 way of killing " weeds " is by sowing the roads with coarse salt. 

 Naturally the Sclerocldoa and Lepigonum, instead of being extermi- 

 nated, thrive greatly under this process, and have these roads pretty 

 much to themselves. The occasional occurrence inland of Sclero- 

 cldoa distans is a well-known fact, and it would be well worth stating, 

 side by side, all the fairly numerous records of its occurrence away 

 from the coast which our local Floras supply. Lepigonum neglectum 

 is much more strictly littoral, but has occurred (Z. medium, Fr.) in 

 Worcestershire, by the canal from the salt-works at Droitwich, Avitli 

 other semi-maritime species. — J. L. Wauren. 



Primula tirolensis, Scholt. — In Wood's ' Tourist's Flora ' (p. 

 302), the following locality is given for this species (under the name 

 of P. Allionii), " Fiume, Koch." As the species is not given in 

 Schlosser's 'Flora Croatica' (1869), I was led to look at Koch's 

 ' Synopsis,' where at p. 510 (ed. 3), is the following station, " Monte 

 Castellazo di Paneveggio in Fiemme." It thus appears that Wood's 

 " Fiume " is a misprint for this latter name. Indeed, so far as I am 

 aware, the species is only known to grow in three stations, all within 



