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Colonia capbnsis : in ditione George ; prope George, Muiid ct 

 Maire, 215! in ditione Knysna; in silvis Knysnae sinusque 

 Plettenberg, Bowie ! inter fl. Keurbooms et fl. Bitou, Burchell, 

 5292 ! in ditione Hurnansdorp ; prope Hurnansdorp, 200 p.s.m., 

 Kennedy ! Macowan, 314 ! in ditione Uitenhage ; prope Uitenhage, 

 Thunberg.l Ecklon, 676! Zeyher, 3845! prope fl. Coega atque in 

 lriontibus YVinterhoek, Ecklon <& Zeyher, 71 ! Galgebosch, Drege ! 

 secus fl. Bosch, Drege, 8239! Kleine Place, Priori in ditione 

 Albany; apud Howison's Poort prope Grahamstown, Mrs. 

 Huttoji ! Mrs. Barber, 113 ! Williamson ! in ditione Komgha ; 

 prope fl. Kei ostium, Flanagan, 451 ! 



Transvaal : in ditione Barberton ; apud Urnvoti Creek, 3000 

 p.s.m., Galpin, 1002 ! 



Caffraria : in ditione Transkei ; apud Kentani, 1000 p.s.m., 

 Dna. Pegler, 287 ! 



Natal : Durban, Krauss, 186 ! Gueinzius ! Ecklon ct Zeyher, 

 792 ! Gerrard, 310 ! Gerrard & McKen, 604 partim ! Behmann, 

 8807! prope Clairmont, Schlechter, 2843 ! Berea, 200-300 p.s.m., 

 Wood, 6335! Inanda, Wood, 707! 801! in ditione Alexandra, 

 apud Dumisa, 2000 p.s.m., Budatis, 799 ! 



SHOBT NOTES. 



The Colour of Papaver hybridum L. — In Hooker's Student's 

 Flora of the British Isles, ed. 3, the flowers of P. hybridum are 

 described as " scarlet with a black disc," and those of P. Argemone 

 L. " smaller and paler." In France the flowers of P. hybridum 

 are not scarlet, but pale purplish red or wine-colour, with a black 

 blotch at the base of each petal. Gillet & Magne say "rouge 

 pourpre" Coste " rouge violacc" Ardoino "rouge purpurin" and 

 Arcangeli " rosso vinoso." The petals in the bud stage seem to be 

 redder — i. e. more scarlet ; and the anthers of unopened specimens 

 are a beautiful pale blue, turning more slaty afterwards. The 

 petals are broadly ovate, 18-20 mm. long, the largest I measured 

 being nearly an inch in length, and they are ragged at the top. 

 Here, at Carqueiraune, in the Var, the petals are so fugacious that 

 one day at 11.30 I passed a small field red with them, and at 12.15 

 not a flower was left. This peculiarity, in addition to the scarcity 

 of the plant in England, makes me think that the flowers may be 

 little known at home. I remember seeing fresh flowers only once 

 or twice in England ; but have a vague notion that I have old 

 herbarium specimens from Somerset with almost scarlet petals. 

 It is hardly possible the colour could get redder in the process of 

 (hying, especially if exposure to the light and sun tends to make 

 living specimens somewhat paler. Having made this small dis- 

 covery, is it possible that the less amount of sunshine in England 

 may account for the flowers being " scarlet " ? If so, it is 

 contrary to what is usual in the case of Alpine flowers found 

 naturally or cultivated in Britain. I have no other British 

 " Flora" here to consult, and merely send this note in case other 



