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would be anything like so noticeable in mature plants with fruiting 

 umbels, but it is a point to be obsei-ved by coast botanists. An 

 example well matching Withering's plate was distributed through the 

 Watson Botanical Exchange Club a few years ago collected by 

 Mr. J. W. White in 1912 at Bedruthan Steps, Cornwall, but this, 

 too, was only in young flower. 



Scahiosa Siiccisa L. var. *suhaccndis Bernardin. On close grassy 

 turf on the cliff tops near South Stack, Holyhead. T. This small 

 form, 1-3 inches high, which is perhaps the same as Mr. West's 

 Shetland plant (Journ. Bot. 1912, p. 266), seems to agree with 

 Eouy's description (Fl. Fr. viii, p. 115, 1903) of Bernardin's siih- 

 acaitlis. This Anglesey *' dwarf " is no doubt on a par Avith other 

 condensed forms of exposed cliffs (e. g. Campanula glo7nerata var. 

 nana C. Bailey) Avhich are now generally recognized as "states" 

 only. 



Filago minima Fr. Sand-dunes, Newborough. T. 



*Matricaria suaveolens Buch. Boadsides and waste places in 

 many spots about Holyhead. T. 



Senecio vulgaris L. var. ^radiatus Koch. Sandhills at New- 

 borough. T. 



Senecio spafhiilcefolivs DC. This was seen in its well known 

 stations near Holyhead, and was in fine condition in the third week 

 in June. So far as our observations go, which are at variance with 

 Griffith's remark {op. cif. p. xiii), " The presence of ... . Senecio 

 spathulcefolius in a few localities of this district does not seem 

 to have any direct relation to the nature of the soil," it seems 

 restricted to soil derived from glacial drift, which is present in 

 many of the coves and hollows on the seaward faces of Holj'head 

 Mountain, as well as on the tops of the cliffs at many places. Its 

 favourite habitat is on sunny slopes and banks above the sea in 

 slightly sheltered positions and among its associates are Anthyllis 

 maritima, Scilla verna, Jasione montana var. maritima and Armeria 

 maritima. 



Comparing Anglesey S. spatJiitJcpfoliiis with examples from 

 Westmoreland t the former possesses leaves of a decidedly more 

 fleshy or " leathery " texture and those at the base seem larger, 

 broader and sometimes nearly orbicular in outline (Journ. Bot. 

 t. 226, f. 5, 1882). This coast plant is not happily matched with 

 any Continental spatJiiilcefolius we have seen and Mr. Backhouse's 

 original view, that his Westmoreland plant and the Welsh one both 

 differed from this species, may prove to be correct. Hooker and 

 Syme also held this opinion. The specimens from Westmoreland, as 

 cultivated, approach closer to the plant of the Continent. 



Jasione montana L. var. ^mariiima Duby. Kocky coast near 

 South Stack. June 1916. We consider that plants collected here 

 should be placed under Duby's variety (in De Candolle, Bot. Gall, 

 ed. 2, i. 311, 1828) with the description of which it has much in 

 common. Duby was evidently'' struck with the remarkable divergence 



f Garden-grown material : we believe specimens have never been found in 

 this county during their flowering period. See Journ. Bot. 1914, 138. 



