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form, and collect it in ripe fruit, in order to decide whether 

 it is a new species or a form of adnatum." 



Unfortunately, when I went in 1881 to gather a series 

 the ground was occupied by the builders, and I have not 

 since observed it. 



7. U. Lamyii, F. Schultz. 



Haussknecht gives several counties for this from Watson's 

 Cybcle ; but Watson distinctly says, " Apparently poor ex- 

 amples of Uj}. obscurum thus named." 



He has seen examples from " Brickfield, Middlesex, Herh. 

 Mus. Brit.;" " County Cork, Ireland, J. Allen, as obscurum^ 

 Herh. litis. Brit.;" and "Hampton Court." 



I have only seen this from Worcestershire, where it was 

 gathered by Mr Towndrow, and confirmed by Professor 

 Haussknecht. I have sent a specimen of this for the Her- 

 barium. 



8. B. obscurum, Schreb. 



" E. obscurum x palustrc = B. Schmidtianum, Eostkov. 



Liverpool — Harbord Lewis, as obscurum. 



Teesdale — Babington, as virgatum. 



Thrisk — Baker {E. ligulatum, Baker). 



Hale Moss, Cheshire. 



Near Filby, Norfolk — Ar. Bennett." 



At Filby this plant is plentiful, growing in a wet fen, with 

 Senecio palustris, Claclium, Cicuta, Sium latifolium, &c. 

 Professor Babington thought it a form of obscurum; Haussk- 

 necht named it as above. A specimen sent. 



E. obscurum x parvijlorum = E. Dacicum, Borbas. 



Devonshire — Briggs, in Herb. Kew. 



Surrey — (G. Nicholson). 



Cheshire — Bailey. 



9. E. roscum, L. 



Hybrids occur with ten other species, but he gives no 

 particulars. 



10. E. palustre, L. 



Mr Beeby found last year, in the Shetlands, Haussknecht 's 

 var. fontanum, which also occurs in the Faroes. 

 E. palustrc x parviflorum = E. rivulare, Wahl. 



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