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the conclusion that the new form was a_ hybrid. 
However, as P. farinosa is not known north of 
Midlothian, this hypothesis is quite untenable. At 
first, when Mr Hunnybun drew my attention to the 
plant, I thought the plant was a connecting link of 
P. scoitca and P. farinosa ; and I intended to name 
it P. scoteca variety orkniensis (see “ Proceedings 
Cambridge Philosophie Society,” xvii. 255, 1913.) 
Further examination, however, tended to throw 
doubt on this second theory, for I find that Mr 
Spence’s new plant verges towards P. stricta (Fries.), 
a Scandinavian species, and perhaps is actually this 
species. Therefore, before actually naming the plant 
in view of its possible identity with P. stricta (Fries.), 
I desire to see further material with ripe fruits and 
seeds. In any case, the discovery is interesting; and 
it may prove to be important in the sense of adding 
another species to the British flora. 
In the south of England, one finds every year new 
varieties or species identical with those of western or 
northern France; and I am of opinion that several 
new varieties and even species, with Scandinavian 
affinities, in the extreme north of Scotland still await 
discovery. I hope, therefore, that Mr Spence’s new 
plant, whatever name it may ultimately be found to 
bear, will stimulate critical Scottish botanists, and 
cause them to re-examine their flora in the light of 
the suggestion here made. 
C. E. Moss. 
Cambridge, 28/3/1914. 
