386 OROBANCHACEAE 



OKOBANCHACEAE. Lindl. Nat. Syst. ed. 2, 287 (1836). 



OROBATsTCHE, Linn. Gen. n. 697 (Tournefort, Inst. 81). 



[O. PURPUREA, Jacq. Ennm. Stirp. Vind. 108 (1762). Purple Broomrape. 

 O. caerulen, Vill. Hist. PI. Danph. ii. 406 (1786). Phelypaea coerulea, C. A. 

 Meyer, Verz. Pfl. Cauc. 104. 



Syme, E. B. vi. 192, t. 1009. Error. ' O. caerulea. Clover-fields near 

 Cookliam, through which the footpath leads to Great Marlow, abundant, 

 \V. Hurst MSS.,' in Xew But. Guide, 1835. The plant was doubtless the purple 

 form of O. minor. 



O. purpurea occurs in the Isle of Wight.] 



O. major, Linn. Sp. PJ. 632 (1753), and Fl. Suec. ed. 2, 219 (not of 

 Smith). Broomrape. 



0. elatior, Sutton, in Linn. Soe. Trans, iv. 178 (1798), t. 17, f. 4. 

 Top. Bot. 299. Syme, E. B. vi. 196, t. 1013. Nyman, 560. Fl. Oxf. 222. 

 Native. Parasitic on the roots of Centaurea Scabiosa. Very rare. A. 



Jnne-August. 

 First record. 0. elafior, Mr. H. Reeks, in Britt Contr. 1871. 



1. Isis. Near Cumnor. 



3. Pang, Bradfield, J. W. Jenkinson. [I have not seen specimens,] 



4. Kennet. West Woodhay, Kintbur}^, Elcot, Beeks, in Britt. Contr. 



Newbury, Weaver. 



5. Loddon, Included in the Wellington Coll. List, but the record 



requires verification. 

 0. major is recorded for all the bordering counties except Bucks and 

 East Gloucestershire. 



O. Raptim-g-enistae, Thuill. Fl. Par. ed. 2, 317 (1799). Great Broom- 

 rape. 

 0. major, Smith, E. B. t. 421 (1797) (not of Linn.\ Bapnm Genistae, 

 Gerard, 11 30. 

 Top. Bot. 298. Syme, E. B, vi. 193, t, loio. Nyman, 558. Fl, Oxf, 223. 

 Native. Parasitical on the roots of Broom and Furze. Very rare. A. 



July-August. 

 First record. 0. major, Common Broom -rape, Dr. Noehden, Mavor's 

 Agr. Berks, 1809 [but the plant was probably only 0. mi)ior]. 



3. Pang. On the banks about Hermitage, by the sides of the long 



lane near the Gate, J. Lousley in Bussell's Cat. 1839. 



4. Kennet, North end of Snelsmore Common, I<ous?ei/, Z. c. Weston, 



Osmo)id. Near Curridge Common. Very fine specimens, 1896. 



5. Lcddon. Wargrave, J. C. Melvill. 



0. Bapum-genistae is recorded for all the bordering counties except 

 Oxfordshire, but appears to be a decreasing species in Britain. 



[O. PicRiDis, F. Schultz, in Ann. Gew. Eegensb. v. (1830) 504. Synae, E, B. 

 vi. 197, t. 1014, Is recorded for Surrey and the Isle of Wight.] 



