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this plant does not seem to be closely allied to them in 

 other respects. The panicle indeed is so very glandular and 

 aciculate that it might well pass for that of one of the 

 Glandidosi, but such is also the case with some other species 

 not truly ranging with the Glandulosi. 



Mr 31oxam considered this plant to be closely allied to 

 the li. Grabowskil, and their similarity in appearance is 

 certainly very great. It will be seen from the descriptions 

 that the typical li. Grabowskii has felted leaves, a much 

 shorter and more abrupt terminal leaflet, and a j^anicle with 

 exceedingly few setjB and probably no aciculi. Unfortu- 

 nately there are many points relating to the typical B. Gra- 

 bowskii (from Cadeby) with which we are not acquainted, 

 especially relative to the flower. It is quite possible that 

 these two plants may constitute only one species, but in our 

 present uncertainty it is best to give a full character and 

 description of H. Colemanni. 



The M. trichocarpus (Timer. MS.) of Billot's Flora Gall, 

 et Germ, exsic. No. 3076, is perhaps also a form of B. Gra- 

 bowskii. Its leaves are quite the same as those of my typi- 

 cal plant, but there are setae on the general and partial 

 petioles. The stem has many short setae and a few aciculi. 

 Its panicle is more setose than that of B. Colemanni. The 

 name is derived from the hairy fruit : but that is a very 

 inconstant character. Hairy fruit has been noticed in our 

 B. Grabowskii. 



It is much to be desired that we knew a little more 

 about these three plants, which probably form one species. 

 They tend to show, as has been already stated, that the 

 Sylvatici cannot always be separated from the Sj^ectabileSy 

 nor the latter from the Badulce, however much the marked 

 species included in those sections may differ. 



There is a plant in Mr Baker's Herb., collected by the 

 late Mr Hailstone at Tarbet by Loch Lomond, which is 



