60 ADDITIONS TO THE WYCOMBE FLORA. 
Those who read a paper on ‘Our Violets,” published in vol, i, 
pp. 90~94, may remember that I was then particularly anxious 
to discover in our district that form of the Wood Violet (Viola 
sylvatica), known to botanists as V. Reichenbachiana. I am very 
glad to say that Ihave at length detected it growing in abun- 
dance in Adder’s Lane, as well as more sparingly in other places, 
mingled with the commoner, V. Riviniana; the Miss Drummonds 
have forwarded me specimens of both forms from the neighbour- 
hood of Denham. ‘The differences between the two, as stated in 
the paper referred to, were perhaps scarcely as definite as might 
have been wished; the best description of them is that given by 
Mr. Watson in the ‘Flora of Surrey.’ ‘‘It is,’ he says, 
‘‘readily distinguished by its narrower petals of pale purple, 
with a deeper spot at their base, and more flattened, always 
purple, spur.’’? These particulars exactly characterise the form. 
While speaking of the Violets I must not omit to refer to two 
very beautiful varieties of VY. Rivinvana which were found by 
Mr. Marshall, in a little wood on Flackwell Heath: one of these 
had very large pure white flowers, on which the branched purple 
veins stood out with great effect; the other had pale pink blossoms. 
Flora seems to have paid our President a graceful compliment by 
producing a species new to Wycombe, almost at his door: in other 
words, the Whitlow Pepperwort (Lepidium Draba), appeared in 
great force on the small piece of waste ground immediately 
opposite his house. This is one of those plants which are gradually 
making themselves at homein England ; how to account for their 
introduction is difficult, and yet their places of growth render it 
evident that they have been intreduced in some way or other. 
In the present instance we haye a plant which is neither useful 
nor particularly ornamental, certainly not sufficiently so to render 
it worthy a place in our gardens. It will, however, be interest- 
ing to note whether this Zepidium will hold its ground; in all 
probability it will do so, if the ground remain undisturbed. 
Another novelty of doubtful origin is the Hautboy Strawberry 
(Fragaria elatior), which I found last May well established in a 
lane below Handy Cross, near High Heavens Wood; too near a 
cottage, however, to be really wild. 
