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Ke>t. Higbani, Cunterburv, Sept. 1904, C. E. Palmer. Not tall 

 but mucli brancbed, intei-nodes short. — W. Essex. Amongst tall 

 grass, Fordham Heath, Aug. 1913, G. C. Brown, as E. stricta. 

 This is tall weak E. nemorosa. — Tiptree Heath, 1912, G. C. B. 

 as E. gracilis. Dr. Lindman \\Tites "this is E. stricta forma." 

 I consider it to be typical E. nemorosa with mther large flowers. — 

 Herts. Welwvn, Broxbourne, W. J. BJake, 1S20. — Beeks. Chalky 

 bank of the Kennet, Newbury, Aug. 1906, A. B. Jackson (B. E. C). 

 —Oxford. Crowell. Sept. 1892 (B. E. C.).— Minster Levell, 1912, 

 G. C. B. as E. stricta. — Suffolk. Chalk-pit, Somersham, G. C. B. 

 1912 as E. gracilis. — HrxTixuDox. Holme Fen, 188(5, A. Fryer. 

 '* Very luxuriant E. curta var. glahrescens " E. S. M. This is 

 very large and bushy E. nemorosa. — Northampton. Helpstone, 

 "■ E. carta var. glabrescens'" E. S. M., '' stricta 't '' Lindman. — 

 E. Gloucester. Cmnham woods, Sept. 1912. — Kilcot Valley, 

 Cheltenham, July 1910, C. Bailey. An abnormal foiun with 

 slender stem and long slender branches, and bracts equalling or 

 exceeding the leaves. — W. Gloucester. Spiiond's Yat, Huntsham 

 Hill, Sept. 1900, D. Fry and J. W. White. Very slender, like the 

 last. Of this Townsend wrote, " E. nemorosa simulating E. gracilis.'''' 

 — Amberley, near Stroud, Sept. 1907, C Bailey. Short and compact 

 plants with numerous compound branches. Others, less branched 

 with more brightly coloured flowers, appear to approach E. Kerneri. 

 —Grassy lane on the borders of Westridge Wood, Wotton-under- 

 Edge. Very luxunant plants with stout stem 35 cm. high, and 

 very numerous si)reading comjDound bmnches, forming small bushes 

 nearly 30 cm. across ; the largest cauline leaves 12 mm. long. E. 

 nemorosa probably attains the largest size of any European species, 

 and the Wotton plants are the largest I have seen. On the open 

 ground on the oolite which caps this hill many forms are found, — 

 tall and sim])le or with more or less numerous branches ; with leaves 

 and bracts large or small ; with small flowers or with large ones 

 like those of E. Kerneri, and some of these are a])parently hybrids 

 with that species. On the label of some small specimens with erect 

 branches Mr. Townsend wrote " confer E. stricta,'''' and on another 

 '• E. borealis,''' but on comparing and studying all the forms, I am 

 forced to the conclusion that these belong to E. nemorosa. Up to 

 the ])resent time I have not met with any other species in the 

 neighbourhood except E. Kerneri ; even this is scarcely tj'pical, 

 and may be a transitional form. — Syston Common near Mangots- 

 fleld, Sept. 1901, f. compacta ; strong plants, 14 cm. high, with very 

 numerous compound branches nearly as long as the stem, short but 

 distinct internodes, and small nearly included flowers. This and the 

 Amberley pknt may be compact forms due to exceptional conditions 

 of the soil or of tlie host-})lant. — Hereford. In short turf. Bishop's 

 Wood, July 190(5, >S'. R. Bickham (W. B. E. C.).— Salop. Chet- 

 wick, Sept. 1903, J. C. Melvill, teste Wettstein (B. E. C.).— 

 Gf.a:sior(jax. Debris of lime-kiln, Ovstermouth near Mumbles Head, 

 Sept. 1909, C. Bailey. This is a -well-marked examjjle of var. 

 ciliata Drabble. — Merioneth. Pant Evion, Arthog, Aug. 1915, 

 W. C. Barton (W. B. E. C.).— Denbigh. Sand-dunes "between 



