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of widely scattered stations in the West Indies, as the Bahamas, San 
Sterna and the Blue Mountains of Jamaica, as well as St. Lucia. 
n Barbados it was in existence at least until 1830, when Maycock 
(Flow melee p- 395), recorded it from there as a “ by no 
means common tree.” Since that time it has not been mentioned 
as occurring in the island. In the Blue Mountains of Jamaica it is 
now rare, and ranges from 3500-6000 feet ; in San Domingo it was 
found at 5000 feet, and in St. Lucia, as stated above, at 2460 feet. 
hese help stations evidently represent only the last remains 
of a former much wider vertical range in the islands, where, as in 
Florida, es tree was much sought for on account of its highly 
priced wood. 
O.S. 
. A Hybrid Heath.—An interesting specimen of a heath has been 
received from Mr. P. D. Williams, who collected it on moorland 
near Lanarth, St. Keverne, Cornwall. Its characters appear to 
point to its being a hybrid between Erica tetraliz, 1, an nd 
Wan The chief points of resemblance and difference in 
the three plants are enumerated below, and the anatomical 
characters of the supposed parents and hybrid have also been 
examined. 
Erica tetralix, L. Stems wiry, with elongate, straggling, pubescent 
or tomentose and sometimes glandular branches. tn ek in whorls 
of four, oblong or oblong-ovate, 3 mm. long., 0°5-1 mm. broad, 
white below, with revolute margins which are ithe with lasidilag 
hairs often 0°5 mm. long. Flowers in reduced lateral racemes; of 
from 1 to 3 flowers, which are clustered at the end of the central 
axis and so form a false umbel. Sepals lanceolate, the margins 
covered with long glandular hairs. Corolla oval-urceolate, 7 mm. 
long, pale rose in colour, with shortly eran mais reflexed teeth. 
Stamens included in the corolla; anthers yellow, the lobes united 
and with two pase at. the base. Style aces. Ovary 
often pubes cen 
Leaves in eae ‘of four, eis mm. 
broad, flat above, convex below with a id furrow, margins "tot 
revolute, and without glandular hairs. Flowers in racemes of 3 to 
5 flowers, the racemes being arranged on a long central axis which 
is usually terminated by leaves. Sepals ovate and minutely ciliate. 
Corolla campanulate, widely open at the mouth at the time of 
flowering, 35-4 mm. long, pink in colour, and with four rather 
large erect segments. Stamens projecting a quarter of their length 
om the corolla ; anthers dark brown, lobes separate from the base, 
and without appendages. Style exserted. Ovary glabrous. 
Erica vagans x tetralix. Roary straggling with slightly pubescent 
branches. Leaves crow n the branches in whorls of four, 
linear-oblong, 4-5 mm. fomig iit 0°75-1 mm. altos flat above, 
slightly convex below with a conspicuous furr margins not 
revolute, with very sitet glandular hairs, Blowers arranged in 
lateral racemes which sometimes arise from a long central axis 
terminated by leaves, but sometimes are condensed and situated 
