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SHORT XOTES. 



Caeex pseudo-paeadoxa S. Gibson (p. 113). It is not my wish to 

 enter upon such length}^ arguments as filled the pages of the Phytolo- 

 gist in lSJ:2-44, but Mr. Bickham's interesting note seems to call for 

 some few words in defence of my original remarks. I must admit 

 that the production of an undoubted example of teretiuscula named 

 jpseudo-])aradoxa by Gibson seems a strong point, but with specimens 

 there is always the possibility of confusion orev^en mis-labelling; with 

 descriptions one is not so likely to be misled. How can Ave place any 

 teretiuscula form under Gibson's diagnosis of the plant which he first 

 described as a variety of that species, but subsequently' named C. pseudo- 

 paradoxa — "fruit agreeing with Leighton's figure of the fruit of 

 C. paniculata''' (Phytol. i. 366, 1S42), and stem "that has three 

 acute angles, with the insterstices flat, or, if I were to sj^eak with 

 exactness, I might sa.}^ the interstices- are concave." (op. cit. 1048, 

 1844) ? Again, Gibson says that his jjlant also grows plenti- 

 fully by the sides of tlie Malham tarn" (op. cit. 779, 1843).; has 

 anyone seen C. teretiuscula there ? Luxford (op. cit. 896, 1844) 

 remarks — ■" I was somewhat surprised to learn from Mr. Sidebotham 

 that some of his botanical friends, as well as himself, considered the 

 plant to be the C. paradoxa Willd." ; I do not imagine Mr. Side- 

 botham would have said this of teretiuscula, but I may say I fell 

 into the same error myself respecting the ForfarshireqDlant and quite 

 thought, at first, it was the true plant of Willdenow. I suggest that 

 the solution of the matter may be found in the words of Mr. Bickham 

 when he says, "in deeper water [grow] small tufts of C. paniculata, 

 very inferior to those frequently found in C^ieshire Meres and there- 

 fore not generally gathered for specimens." These " inferior " 

 examples ma}' have been identical with those originally sent Gibson 

 and from which he drew up the diagnosis of his new species ; then 

 later, other specimens, possibly mixed with teretiuscula, may have 

 been sent him later, all labelled as the new plant and distributed. No 

 other explanation, to meet the difficulty, suggests itself to me, — ^C. E. 

 Salmo^\ 



Epilobium hirsutum X PALL'STRE in S. Devon. Mr. W. P. Hiei-n 

 has kindly sent me the Eighth Report (1916) of the Devon Botanical 

 Committee. This hybrid, now known for three English vice-counties, 

 is there recorled from Alphington, v. c. 3, in the Exeter district ; 

 likewise -E*. hirsutumxparvijlorum. from Sowton, in the Honiton 

 District. — Edward S. Marshall. 



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