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Flora,' 1877 ; collected in Africa. Proc. Nat. Hist. Soc. Glas- 

 gow, iv. 51. ' Memoir,' 1881. 

 Thomson, Gideon (d. before 1855). Of Madras. Brother of 

 Thomas Thomson. Collected in Madras, &c. Plants at Kew. 

 Hooker & Thomson, 'Fl. Indica,' 73. 

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Hieracium holophyllum, n. sp. — Root-leaves persistent, 

 rather deep green ; stem with patent white hairs below, fioccose 

 upwards, with 1 to 3 leaves, corymbose-paniculate ; peduncles 

 arcuate-ascending, fioccose ; leaves somewhat coriaceous, oblong- 

 ovate, entire, with about six minute denticulations along each 

 margin, subglabrous above, slightly hairy below ; root-leaves 

 rounded and blunt at each end; secondary and stem-leaves pointed; 

 involucres pale green, ovate, constricted in flower, markedly trun- 

 cate below in fruit ; phyllaries bluntish, fioccose, with a few stiff 

 hairs, which are black with white tips, and with a few seta3, their 

 margins and tips pale green ; outer phyllaries with lax tips ; 

 ligules glabrous at the tips ; styles long, pure yellow, becoming 

 slightly dusky with age. Related to H. pallidum Biv. and to H. 

 stenolepis Hi. Scand. Its special and distinguishing features are 

 the peculiar shape of the entire blunt green leaves, its pale green 

 heads and their triangular shape in fruit, and the colour of the 

 styles. It occurs sparingly on limestone rocks in Dovedale, Derby- 

 shire, and was first noticed there on July 6th, 1887, by the Revs. 

 W. H. Purchas, Aug. Ley, and myself. The name holophyllum will 

 express one feature which is both prominent and distinctive. The 

 above description, it should be added, is partly due to the kind help 

 and valuable suggestions of Mr. Purchas. — Wm. R. Linton. 



Autumn Flowering of Mercurialis perennis (See Journ. Bot. 

 1889, 22). — A few days ago I again found the autumnal-flowering 

 form of Mercurialis perennis flourishing in its original habitat near 

 Preston ; this is about the seventh successive year I have seen it 

 in flower at this time. This persistent flowering year by year 

 seems to indicate that it is a permanent form. — F. J. George. 



Additions to the Flora of Wilts. — The following are the 

 additions to the Flora of Wilts of which notice has been sent to me 

 during the past year. The numbers before the localities refer to 

 the districts of Wilts: Ranunculus Lenormandi F. Schultz ; 5, 

 Hamptworth, Tatum. Stellaria media c neglecta Weihe ; 10, Harn- 

 ham, Tatum. Spergula arvensis a vulgaris Boenn.; 5, Whiteparish, 

 and 10, Downton, Tatum: b sativa Boenn.; 1, Westbury, Tatum. 

 Potentilla procumbens Sibth. ; 10, Downton, Rogers. Rosa canina r 

 Koscinciana Besser ; 5, Landford, Tatum. Callitriche hamulata b 

 peduncvlata DC. ; 5, Hamptworth, Tatum. Petasites fragrans 

 Presl. ; established at 10, Harewairen, Tatum. Myosotis sylvatica 

 Hoffm. ; 4, River Wood, very abundant on the borders of Wilts and 



