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made a subspecies of latifolia ; and E. media, Fr., mant. p.p., is 

 given as a synonym. E. microphylla, Sw., is held not a Danish 

 species; the Swedish " jmcrophyUa '' seems to be referred to 

 atroruhens. Is the Oeland plant the same as Babington's ? These 

 plants are hardly finally settled, and it will perhaps be hereafter 

 found that Babington's plant is different from either, but until 

 British specimens have been carefully compared with Fries' s 

 herbarium much cannot be said. The Irish Spiranthes is named 

 " S. gemmipara, Lmdl., 5. cernua (Eich. ?), Bab." While one 

 would wish to retain Lindley's name, it seems certain that the 

 American S. Bomanzoviana, Cham., is identical with the Irish 

 plant; at least after comparing good specimens of both I can 

 see no appreciable difference, and such is the opinion of better 

 botanists (Dr. Gray, &c.). Orchis purpurea, Huds. (1762), is 

 retained; 0. fusca, Jacq. (1776), is given as a synonym. 0. 

 militaris, L. suec. (Jacq.), is our militaris ; O. Simia, Lam. p.p., 

 is given as a synonym. 0. tephrosanthos, Vill., is used instead 

 of 0. Simia, Lam., which is "p.p.!' only. For Britain we have 

 recorded ** 0. latifolia, L. suec"; " 0. incarnata, L., Fr." ; and 

 " (). angustifolia, Keich. ic." Our two Habenarias become " Pla- 

 tanthera chlorantha. Oust.," and " P. solstitialis (Bngh.), Beich. 

 ap Mossl. et ic. 13, 120." The Irish Xeotinia intacta becomes 

 TiiifBa cijlindrica, Biv. Miss More should be substituted for 

 "Dr. More," and "shore of Lough Corrib" added to "Galway." 

 Under Aceras aiithropophora, should not " mer. med " be added 

 after " Angl.," the Welsh station being an error. 



Crocus nudiflorus is accepted as British ; Mr. Maw, however, 

 considers it an introduction to England. Narcissus hijiorus, 

 Curt., is " Angl. mer," but N. poeticus is " Angl. (dubia 

 civis)." Lilium pijrenaicum is noted for "Angl. mer (Devon) 

 inquil. r." Our Ornithoc/alum nutans is a Myogahan. To Scilla 

 autumnalis " Crimea " may be added, on faith of a specimen taken 

 to Kew. Our Muscari racemosum, is Botryanthus odorus, Kunth ; 

 "Suffolk. Norfolk?" might have been added, the species bemg 

 rare in the wild state. Allium Bahingtonii does not seem to be 

 noticed. To Allium triquetrum " Ang. mer occ." may be added. 

 Under A. carinatum, L., "Ang. (Lincolnsh. r) " is given, and 

 " Scot, r" as native. It is a dubious native anywhere in Britain. 

 A. sihiricnm, L., is not recognised as British, our plant being 

 placed under A. Schoiyiopraswn, L., and "Scot. Angl.'^ given. 

 Perhaps " Scot. ? Angl. bor. mer-occ" would be better. Judging 

 by the distribution oi sihiricnm, our Cornish plant would seem more 

 Hkely to be Schcenoprasnm. TotieJdia boreal is, Whlnb., is the name 

 &doi^ted. ioT om- T. palustris, Huds., Hudson's name being said to 

 be ambiguous ; why so ? Juncus digusus is considered to be 

 probably a hybrid between J. efnsus' -audi J. glaucus. May not 

 J. arcticns, W., have "Island" added (Groenlund's Flora)? 

 J. uigritellus, D. Don., is made a subspecies of lamprocarpm. J. 

 kochii, F. Sz., is ranked as a subspecies under J. supinus, and 

 "Angl. Hiber." given. Luzula sylvatica. Gaud. (1811), becomes 

 L. maxima, DC. (1805), Hudson having placed it under Juncus 



