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have examples of the species from the Chelsea locality. It is to be 

 hoped that Mr, Mill will reply to Mr. Salmon's question, whether the 

 Surrey locality is natural or artificial. Unless the Cyperus was car- 

 ried thither from Chelsea, by some botanist desirous of preserving the 

 species to our flora, the station may be very readily admitted as a per- 

 fectly natural habitat. And if the Shalford station is genuine, we 

 shall find others, in all probability. 



12. Orohanche ametliystea (Tbuil. .?) — Mr. Guilding has supplied 

 the Society with several specimens of this Orobanche, lately dis- 

 covered by the Rev. W. S. Hore, on Treganthe Sands, Whitsand Bay, 

 Cornwall. It was announced in the Phytologist, ii. 239. 



13. Linaria supina (Desf.) — Mr. Guilding also presented speci- 

 mens of this species (lately discovered at Catsdown Quarries, near 

 Plymouth) for the Society's herbarium ; two or three of which may 

 be spared for some of the members who were sufficiently early in 

 sending in their contributions this winter. (As might be anticipated, 

 a great influx of parcels takes place towards the end of each year. 

 About Christmas, these are taken under examination and arrange- 

 ment ; and a very large addition is thus made at once to the dupli- 

 cate store. The desiderata of those members who have sent in their 

 contributions between Michaelmas and Christmas, are then looked 

 out in rotation, according to the goodness of their contributions. It 

 thus happens, that members who send their parcels after Christmas, 

 are much less likely to get specimens of those rare or novel species 

 which are obtained only in small quantity. — Verbum sap. J 



Besides the less known plants which I have enumerated, there are 

 various others which will still be desiderata with several members. 

 For instance, a most liberal supply of Carduus setosus, given by Dr. 

 Dewar ; — numerous good examples oi Galium Vaillantii, sent by Mr. 

 G. S. Gibson ; — good examples of Gli/ceria plicata, from Mr. Moore 

 and Mr. Bentall; — well-dried specimens of (Enanthe silaifoUa, from 

 Mr. Salmon ; — excellent examples of Isatis tinctoria, from the same 

 member ; — a further supply of Irish Saxifrages, from Mr. Andrews ; 

 — various Rubi, from Mr. Bentall and Mr. Lees, some of them con- 

 sidered new species (that is, not included in the London Catalogue). 

 But it is unnecessary to make out a long list here ; the members who 

 want the specimens, will find their desiderata lists not made in vain. 



Cultivated or Foreign specimens of Xanthiam Strumarium, Ajuga 

 pyramidalis, and other species, (of which the Society has never re- 

 ceived British specimens) have been added to the duplicate store, as 

 temporary representatives of the species, better than none at all. 



