48 NOTES ON PLANTS NEW TO THE 



A. anglica. I presume that his acquaintance with his new species 

 must have been solely through this figure, and the writings of 

 Smith. Hooker and Arnott quote the A. maritima of Linnasus 

 and Smith as doubtfully synonymous with the A. anglica of 

 Sprengel. There is no record of the discovery of the veritable 

 Anthemis anglica upon the continent of Europe. On our own 

 shores but three or four examples have been collected, at distinct 

 localities and at considerable intervals. This fact favours the 

 conjecture that these specimens have been accidental or casual 

 departures from a familiar specific type, brought about most pro- 

 bably by maritime influence. 



I find in my first-gathered specimen, which, as I have stated, 

 seems identical with the Durham plant of James Backhouse, 

 jun., that the primary stem axis has been, at some early time of 

 the year, broken or injured — hence would result, in part, the 

 several procumbent secondary branches springing from near the 

 ro3t. To the value of the form of the receptacle in this case we 

 cannot attribute much importance ; the example first gathered 

 does not permit us to observe any gradation in its form, because 

 of the early stage of its flowers, but the erect Anthemis from the 

 same place at a later period, exhibits distinctly hemispherical or 

 somewhat conical receptacles. Perhaps the most important dis- 

 tinctive character left to the plant rests in the form of the scales 

 of the receptacle, though even to this I attach little importance, 

 from the limited comparative examination to which they have been 

 subjected. If the form of the scales should prove permanent 

 under culture in both Anthemis arvensis and this maritime plant, 

 perhaps the latter might be regarded as entitled to the rank of 

 a variety, but failing more material, positive character, and in 

 the face of negative evidence, which need not be overlooked, I 

 should say that Anthemis anglica is a species in books rather than 

 in nature. 



Hieracium pallidum^ Backh. Cheviot, towards the Colledge. 

 This plant is probably identical with the variety, (i. oi H. 

 Murorum, from Ormsdale, Cheviot, figured in Dr. John- 

 ston's " Flora of the Eastern Borders," 



