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Sandwicli! 1888; coast E. of Littlestone ! 1893. E. S. Marshall. 

 No. 1048 (Hb. Mus. Erit.)! Glamorgan, v.c. 41. Pendine ! 1856. 

 Hb. Bentham; Three cliffs Bay near Swansea! 1858. Hb. Bentham 

 (Hb. Kew.). Sker Sands near Porthcawl ! 1901. E. S.Marshall. 

 No. 2545 (Hb. Mus. Brit.). Pemhrokeshire, v.c. 45. HoUowavs 

 & Penally Burrows, Tenby ! 1873. C. Bailey (Hb. Mus. Brit. & 

 Manchester). Carnarvunshire, v.c. 49. Llandudno ! 1867. John 

 Barrow (Hb. Manchester). Anglesei/, v.c. 52. Sandy ground S. of 

 Llyn Maelog! 1916. C. E. S. Cheshire, \.c. 58. Wallasey Sand 

 dunes! 1892. J. A. Wheldon. Lancashire south, v.c. 59. South- 

 port! 1894. (\ Bailey (Hb. Manchester). Sand dunes, Hig-htown ! 

 1918. J. A. Wheldon. Lancashire, West, v.c. 60. Sandhills, 

 St. Annes-on-the-Sea I 1901 & 1904. C. Bailey (Hb. Manchester). 

 Id. Joe. ! 1912. J. A. Wheldon. (Jlgde Isles, v.c. 100. Bute ! 1S27. 

 Greville (Hb. Kew.). — Ireland. Wexford (v.c. 12). Plentiful on 

 the sandhills, Jlosslare ! 1896. E. S. Marshall. No. 1656 (Hb. 

 Mus. Brit.). 



Through the kindness of M. Beille of Bordeaux we have seen 

 examples of many of Clavaud's plants. As regards his L!,. cicuiarium 

 a. arenariiun a., glufinosuni, a specimen so labelled collected on the 

 dunes of Soulac (Gironde) by M. Brochon in 1886 seems closely 

 allied to our E. nef/Iecfum, and the example is most probably the 

 early acaulescent state of that plant. 



It must be noted, however, that Clavaud (/. c.) states that 

 arenarium (under which glufinosum is grouped) has spotted petals 

 which we have not, so far, noted in flowers of neglectuni. However, 

 it is evident that the spotting or non-spotting of petals in E. cicu- 

 tariuni forms is not a trulg constant character, although fairly 

 reliable in most cases. 



Pit of carpel surrounded by a furrow. Fertile stamens with fila- 

 ments gradually enlarged at base. 



4. E. Lebelii Jordan, Pugillus, pi. nov. 48 (1852). 



The E. cicutariiim L'Herit. vai-. appressum De Wild. & Dur. 

 (Prod. Fl. Belg. iii. p. 377, 1899) is very likely, by the description, 

 the early compact state of E. Lebelii, but we have not seen the 

 authors' types. 



Flant rather robust, at first compact, then slightly diffuse with 

 elongated bi-anches, copiously hairy, with man}' sessile glands, espe- 

 cially on sepals. Stems prostrate-ascending, not very elongated. 

 Leaves medium or large, rather shallowly pinnatifid, leaflets broadly 

 ovate, segments zb acute, blueish- or yellowish-green. Peduncles 3-6- 

 flowered, exceeding the leaves. Flowers large, very pale pinky-white, 

 about 16 mm. in diameter ; j^etals broad, unequal, unspotted, con- 

 sidembh^ exceeding sepals; sepals c. 4*5 mm. long. Fertile stamens 

 with filaments gradually enlarged at the base. Anthers pinky-yellow^; 

 pollen reddish-orange. Stigma pale pinky -yellow. Carpels c. 6 mm. 

 long, considerably attenuate-stipitate at the base ; pit conspicuous 

 with a shallow outer furrow ; twists of awn 5-6 ; beak glabrous, 

 22-24 mm. long. 



This beautiful plant may usually easily be recoLnized by its A^ry 

 pale pink or wdiitish flowers with broad petals, reddish -orange pollen, 



