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iirst discovered in that condition, having been found many years 

 previously on P]lizab.'tli Farm, near Parraniatta, and subsequently at 

 the Xorth Kocks in the same district. A double-Howered variety of 

 E. microplu/Ua was found at the North Shore and Manly Beach. 

 The same botanist also records the discovery of wild double-Howered 

 varieties of Spveiu/elid iucurnata and Astroloina hiduifiisuin, members 

 of the same family." 



AiiXOHM.vL Fi/)WEii OF H.vxrx<"ULrs FiCAKiA. At the April 

 meetint^ of the Liverpo(d Botanical Society, I exhibited in the fresh 

 state a"" curious Hower of the Lesser Celandine, sent by Mr. Albert 

 Wilson from near Hentham in Yorkshire. The flower was almost 

 com})letelv double, and of a vivid green colour. I presume that 

 Mr. Worsdell would call it an example of pleiotaxy of the corolla, 

 with phyllody of the petals. Pleiotaxy in varying degree is frequent 

 in this species, but 1 have not previously met with an example of 

 phyllody, which seems to be much more unusual. — J. A. Wheldox. 



Yartation tx Asarabacca. I have had Aaarum curopceum L. 

 in cidtivation for many years, from the original habitat in Deerfold 

 Forest, Herefordshire, where it has long been naturalised. It seeds 

 itself freely, and this year I have detected a vigorous plant which 

 shows a marked variation from type ; it may be worth putting on 

 record and I should be glad to learn whether it has been noticed 

 before. The conspicuous feature of the common Asarabacca is the 

 highlv polished, glistening surface of the coriaceous leaf ; in the new 

 form the leaf-surface is qiiite dull and of a thinner texture. There is 

 also a sliglit difference in the colour and shape of the flower. The 

 characters may be contrasted thus :— 



A. europctum : leaves reniform with highly polished cuticle and 

 small sparse hairs on upper surface ; flower greenish outside, dark 

 chocolate within, perianth narrowing, ti])s curved inwards. 



Form : leaves similar in shape, but thinner in texture, surface dull, 

 with more numerous hairs. Flowers dull green outside, brown within, 

 wider, more cam]>anulate, perianth tips incurved. 



The only other species I have in cultivation is A. caiidatnm 

 Lindb. (syn. Ilookeri), belonging to the same section of the genus, 

 Kinisdrtnn. The seeds were sent me a few years ago from British 

 Cobimbia. It is a good deal larger, with cordate pointed leaves of 

 corrugated texture and dull surface; the flower is much larger, dull 

 brown, cami^anidate with long-tailed perianth tips (1 inch). The 

 form does not show any marked resemblance to this plant such as 

 might suggest a hybrid origin. Dr. Jiendle and Mr. Baker, who 

 have kindly examined the ))lant, consider it to be an interesting 

 variation of A. europmrm. — Ei>konoka Armitaoe. 



Friitino of the F^NCiLTSH Elm. This note is to call attention 

 to the abundant ])roduction of samaras in our great Enghsh Elm 

 {Vlmus campf'stria). After a recent heavy thunder rain the ground 

 was strewn with myriads of immature fruits. This southern species, 

 native of Sj)ain and parts of France besides the south and west of 

 England, usu.illy (lowers hci-c in January Cdatcs recorded Jan. lG-24) 



