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througli the Society. Among them was an Orobanclie 

 named 0. clatior, and labelled from the neighbourhood of 

 Oban, Argyllshire. At the time 1 did not possess, nor had I 

 gathered, 0. clatior. When, some years after, I saw the plant 

 growing plentifully in Surrey, and dried a good series in 

 various stages, I saw the Oban plant was not 0. clatior, and 

 then contented myself with writing on the sheet, " Certainly 

 not 0. clatior." 



A year or so after this, I gathered a good series of 

 0. caryopyllacca in Kent, among them a very curious 

 fern, w'hich, unfortunately, I did not notice when fresh. 

 However, last year, my friend, ]\Ir. Miller, sent me from the 

 Channel Isles a series of orobanches, wdiich, unfortunately, 

 were gathered too late to dissect with any satisfaction, 

 though I saw there was one, at least, unrecorded from the 

 Isles, viz., 0. rubra, Sm., and anotlier which is doubtless 

 new to Britain. This caused me to dissect all my 

 specimens, and on coming to the Oban one, I saw it could 

 not be referred to any known British species. Comparison 

 with descriptions in books, and the Ivew and British 

 Museum Herbaria, showed it to be 0. crucnta, Bert. 

 This plant, judging by the specimens seen, and its 

 synonymy, is a very variable plant. Whether tbere are 

 any more specimens extant in liritish herbaria I cannot 

 say, but I could find none such in the British Herbarium 

 at South Kensington, Ijut I hope to look tlirough Borrer's 

 and Watson's collections this spring. 



It will be veiy desirable that tlie species should be 

 sought for in Argyllshire this summer, before one gives a 

 description of the plant, etc. It will be well to say that 

 it grows on Genista tiuctoria, Hij^pocrcpis comoscc, Lotvs 

 corniculatus, LatJiyrus 'pratcnsis, Hcdera helix, AntJn/llis 

 ndncraria, Ononis arvcnsis, Onohrj/cJiis satira, etc. Tlic 

 flowers are generally yellowish towards the base, then 

 purple, and of a blood-red towards the throat. 



I send this note in the hope that some will search for 

 it, as I have already asked the local botanists to do. 



