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and usually + compact habit of growtli ; tlie leaves, too, ratlier ' 



remind one of E. moschafion. 



Exsiccafa. A. H. Wolley-Dod, No. 184.0 (Devon)! (as E. cicu- 



tarium var. glandulosum Bosch.), 



Distribution. Britain. Devon south, v. c. 8. Sandv turf bv 



shore, Broad Sands! 1909, No. 1845; Berry Head! 1909. A. H. 



Wollej-Dod. Pemhrokeshire, v.c. 45. Penalh'^ Burrows, Tenby ! 



1873. C. Bailey (Hb. Manchester) (sheet also contains E. neglectum ; 



a mixture). Anglesey, v.c. 52. Near Llvn Maelog ! 1916. C. E. S. 



Lancashire south, v.c. 59. Birkdale sand-hills, Southport! 1877. 



C.Bailey (Hb. Manchester). — Fraxce. "In maritimis Neustriii? : 



Lebel" {Jordan). JManche ; Granville! 1864. A. Jordan (Hb. Mus. 



Brit.). 



5. E. Ballii Jordan, Pugillus pi. nov. 44 (1852). 



Plant apparently rather compact, eglandular. Leaves rather 



finely cut, reminding one of E. triviale, ultimate segments obtuse. 



Peduncles about 8- flowered, apparently exceeding the leaves. Sepals 



of flowers c. 5 mm. long. Carpels 6 mm. long ; pit with faint very 



narrow outer furrow ; twists of awn 5-6 ; beak 20-24 mm. long. 



This rather meagre description is based upon Jordan's short 



diagnosis and upon examination of a plant in Herb. Kew labelled 

 '* E. Ballii Jord. Sables marit. a G-renneville, Manche, 1864. 

 Coll. Lebel " ; unfortunately the specimen is a poor one. 



Although we have, so far, seen no British examples that could 

 come under this name, the interest lies in the fact that Jordan 

 described the plant {Pugillus, p. 44) from specimens gathered hy 

 John Ball on the sea-coast of Ireland. After describing E. triviale 

 he continues : — " Aliam speciem E. Pallii Jordan his duobus prec-e- 

 dentibus affinem sed sine dubio diversam, ex Hiberniaj maritimis a 

 cl. Ball acceptam, in horto pariter ex seminibus eduxi. Habitu 

 proprio dignoseitur et praeterea fructus rostro tantum 10 lin. 

 (20-24 mill.) longo, carpelli sulco concentrico perangusto etaristarum 

 gvris 5-6. Caracteres autem omnes in vivo nondum annotavi. 

 Eimdem, ni fallor, plantam cl. Lebel mihi ex Neustrise maritimis 

 nuperrime misit." We trust that Irish botanists will search for this 

 plant and supply a fuller description. 



The following plants, which seem to be allied to E. qlutinosum 

 on account of their small much-dissected leaves, short and few-tiowered 

 peduncles, and small flowers, deserve further study on the spot ; all 

 the examples we have seen (Hb. Mus. Brit.) appear to he practicallg 

 sterile with barely a single head of fruit: — (1) Lancashire north, 

 v.c. 69^. Isle of Walney. E. Hodgson. (2) Cumherland, v.c. 70. 

 Coulderton Shore. J. Adair. 1900. (8) Jersey. Gorey Common. 

 F. Naylor. 1862. 



It would be ver}^ helpful if botanists, before drying their speci- 

 mens, would note the following points : — Stems whether prostrate or 

 ascending; size and colour of flower, and whether petals equal or 

 unequal, spotted or not ; colours of anthers, pollen, and stigma ; 

 whether filament is subdentate or gradually enlai-ged 



Our thanks are due to the Manchester University Herbarium 

 authorities, to Dr. De AVildeman, to ]\1. Beille, and to Mr. J. A. 



