360 CORRESPONDENCE. 
30. R. altheifolius, Host.—(4.) Plentifully by the road ide leaving 
Parkgate for the village of Neston. This plant seems to me quite 
identical with the prevalent Sussex altheifolius, which I studied this 
year in great plenty from Hove to Worthing. Mr. Robinson also finds 
the plant at Frodsham, in Cheshire, so likely enough it is a common 
form of littoral Cheshire. I named a specimen for that gentleman a 
few years back, which he had sent to the London Exchange Club, 
R. corylifolius, B. conjungens, as I believe Mr. Borrer so named the 
Hove plant. I now confess, that as far as altheifolius means anything, 
I believe both the Cheshire and Sussex plants exactly fit the name ; 
but Mr. Bloxam says, “ I rather consider your Hove plant as a variety 
of R. corylifolius." 
31. R. cesius, L.— Rare in Cheshire. (7.) The roadside at Biley 
Brows, near Middlewich; the only spot in Cheshire which, beyond 
doubt, I have seen it in. I have a specimen of apparently a weak 
cesian form from the sandhills at Parkgate, but I am not convinced 
that it is, beyond contest, R. cæsius, so I will leave district 4 blank, 
—the weaker forms of R. cesius and the “ dumetorum " group being at 
times so difficult to distinguish. My record of R. cesius in the * Liver- 
pool Flora’ must, till I can again get upon our sandhills, be read with 
this qualification. 
CORRESPONDENCE. 
On Vernacular Names. 
The perusal of Dr. Seemann’s article on ‘Vernacular Names’ in the las 
number of the Journal, will doubtless direct attention to a much-neglected ie 
ject, though, peius I was the peg on which the "— were hung. 
At the outset, how. a word of explanation is required. In quoting from 
his preface to the * peeraa of the American Flora, I did ae wish to be 
understood nt de am sorry if, —— i verno ve — that Dr. 
Seemann deeme —my sole object being 
to show that a were of eim value, and to none Do so than to the econo- 
mic botanist. From the full Led given by Dr. Seemann, it will be seen 
that he is of the same opinio 
With regard to the term * Nag-kassar; it affords to my mind an ioaten 
= ex ore >that should be takon In vari 
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p Calysaecion eus dit aes and not asa dye obtained from several 
