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Occurrence of Lepidium Draha, near the Croydon Railway. 

 By William Ilott, Esq. 



I DISCOVERED the Other day, a profusion of Lepidium Draba, near 

 the Croydon railway, about a mile from the Dartmouth Arms : the 

 spot may either be found by keeping the sides of the remaining por- 

 tions of the old Croydon canal, till you come to a house near the end 

 of the canal, in the occupation of Mr. Cutbush, or by leaving the road 

 over Forest-hill from Peckham Rye, and taking a foot path, which 

 leads direct to the said house of Mr. Cutbush. Abundance of the 

 plant will be found among the rubbish, near the first bridge over the 

 Croydon railway. As there appear hitherto to have been only 

 three known stations for the above plant, the knowledge of a new 

 station will probably be interesting to our metropolitan botanists, as 

 it is so easily accessible. I have procured abundant specimens, for 

 those who may apply for them. 



William Ilott. 



Bromley, Kent, 

 June 6th, 1846. 



On the occurrence of the White-flowered Variety of Orchis 

 latifolia in Glen Isla. By W. Ogilvie, Esq. 



A FEW days ago, a friend who had been on a ramble (though not 

 strictly speaking a botanical one) in the Highlands, handed me a few 

 specimens of the white-flowered variety of Orchis latifolia, gathered 

 by him in Glen Isla. The variety is I believe one of rare occurrence, 

 only one locality being recorded for it in Hooker's Flora, viz., Sands 

 of Barry, where however, I never had the pleasure of meeting with it. 



William Ogilvie. 



20, Castle Street, Dundee. 

 June 19, 1846. 



Mode of preserving the Color of Flowers. By F. J. Ogden, Esq. 



This spring I have adopted a plan of preserving flowers, which 

 may be new to some of your readers, as it has proved to be to the 

 botanical gentlemen to whom I have showed it here. I will pro- 

 ceed to explain how it is done. You take the flower or leaf and press 

 it for two or three hours, then gum it on the paper, upon which it 



