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specimens and their marks, with the descriptions, synonyms, and 

 history of L. angustissimus, have satisfied me that this is our di^usus ; 

 and it is never too late to correct a manifest error, especially as the 

 original name is much the best " (Sm., Eng. FL, v. 3, p. 316). 



The specific name is in our text-books usually attributed to Smith, 

 but erroneously as we have shown. 



SHORT NOTES. 



Kensington Gtaedens Plants. — This day (September 25th) I have 

 been enabled, in company with Mr. Kewbould, to make some interest- 

 ing additions to my Elorula of these gardens. The plants are as 

 follows, and all grew in the stone coping which fringes the north-east 

 corner of the Serpentine, between the Fountains and the Powder 

 Magazine. They are luckily protected by iron hurdles and flower- 

 beds from the general public : — Carex vulpina, L. ; Arenaria lepto- 

 dados, Guss. ; JEpiloUum eu-tetragonurri, Syme ; Bidens tripartita, 

 Linn. ; Gnaphalium uliginosutn, L. ; Lycopus europ(Bus, L. ; Chenopo- 

 diim ruhru?n, L. ; and, perhaps strangest of all, Zgchm's Flos-cuculi, L. 

 Hanuncidus circinatus, Sibth. (a good addition) was picked out of the 

 water of'the Serpentine by Mr. Kewbould. All the above species 

 are new to my list. It is worth noting that in 1871, when my Flora 

 appeared, this stone coping had only just been finished, and was quite 

 bare of vegetation. These plants have therefore come during the 

 last four years. One seedling of Salix Caprea, L., and several of 

 Fraxinus also were noted. In the trench close to the Powder Maga- 

 zine in Hyde Park were found good specimens of Glyceria eu-JluitanSy 

 Syme (new), and Polygonum Hydropiper, L., only noted hitherto as 

 a casual. Helosciadium nodijlorum, Koch, grows also handy. I saw 

 this here in 1868, but not since till now. In the enclosed part of the 

 grounds of the Powder Magazine, in the same trench continued, were 

 seen Nasturtium officinale^ Br., reported previously for Hyde Park 

 in 1817, Herb. Goodyer & Rozea, but not seen here hitherto by 

 myself. Also near it Veronica Beccalunga, L. and Scrophularia 

 aquatica, L., both new additions. Lipsacus sylvestris, L. and 

 Lychnis diurna, Sibth., both as single examples and casuals, occurred 

 on the N.E. margin of the Serpentine. In the island made opposite 

 the Humane Society's Receiving House one addition was noticed, viz., 

 Angelica sylvestris^ L. — J. L. "Waeren. 



Atkiplex rosea, Linn., in Sussex. — I procured, this September, 

 examples of the true A. rosea of Linnaeus on the Sussex coast, between 

 Coppard's Gap and Southwick. The examples were about three in 

 number, one an enormous plant above four feet high. A cottage 

 was handy, and some rubbish, but I noticed only the native coast- 

 flora about and no other aliens. I do not think the cottage had much 

 to do with these Atriplices ; I should rather ascribe their presence to 

 ship ballast washed across from the lading stage at Aldrington Basin. 

 I am not aware whether there is any other coast record of this alien. It 

 is worth reminder, especially to younger botanists, that for many years 



