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margin, succeeded by others irregularly torn, while the innermost 

 terminate in an orbicular, deeply-divided lobe, jagged in a very irre- 

 gular manner. Thus the difference of structure as well as colour of 

 the involucral scales is seen at a glance, when the two plants are 

 compared together. This, then, is the point to attend to, and not 

 merely the radiant flowers. The latter are obvious enough in Jacea, 

 though in my specimen by no means so large as in the radiant variety 

 of C. nigra. 



Radical leaves are wanting in my specimen from Denmark, the up- 

 per ones are narrower, sharper pointed, and much less rough than in 

 C. nigra, in fact almost smooth, lineai'-lanceolate, sessile, with a sin- 

 gle tooth near the base. I can say nothing with regard to the seed- 

 down. 



I have never met with British specimens of C. Jacea, and Sussex 

 is the only county where the true plant appears to have been ga- 

 thered by Mr. Borrer. If, however, collectors will attend to the invo- 

 lucral scales rather than the radiant flowers, they may probably be 

 rewarded by finding it elsewhere. 



Edwin Lees. 



Henwick, Worcester, 

 November 14, 1847. 



BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 



Friday, 6th November. — J. E, Gray, Esq., F.R.S., &c.. President, 

 in the chair. 



Donations of British plants were announced from Mr. Hewett 

 Watson, the Rev. A. Bloxam, Dr. Lemann, the Rev. W. R. Crotch, 

 Mr. J. W. Salter, Mr. A. J. Hambrough, Mr. E. G. Varenne, Mr. B. 

 M. Watkins, Mr. James Motley, the Rev. R. C. Douglas, Mr. J. Rich, 

 Mr. G. Cooper, Mr. F. Barham, Mr. G. Rich, Mr. H. O. Stephens, the 

 Rev. T. Butler, Mr. B. D. Wardale, the Rev. G. W. Sandys, Mr. R. 

 J. Mann, the Rev. H. Marshara, Mr. W. Mitten, Mr. H. Taylor, the 

 Rev. J. Bigge, Mr. T. Moore, Mr. W. L. Notcutt, Mr. F. P. Pascoe, 

 and Mr. G. E. Dennes. 



Azorean specimens had been received from T. C. Hunt, Esq., Her 

 Majesty's Consul at St. Michael's, and foreign specimens from Dr. 

 Southby. 



Miss Charlotte Wilkins, of Westbury, Wilts, and Mr. Amos 

 Beardsley, of Heanor, near Derby, were elected members. 



