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tions for T. parvifolia through the ordinary desiderata lists. No cer- 

 tain examples of T. parvifolia are in hand at this time for distribution. 



" Salix Hoffmanniana ? " — Mr. Notcutt sends specimens interroga- 

 tively labelled as this reputed species. Being only (female) catkins, 

 without examples of the leaves, they will probably be of little use or 

 assistance to any botanists ; though, having been sent, the Society 

 will distribute them with the other " doubtfuls." 



In addition to the preceding, which are specimens put apart to be 

 sent to members, whether applied for or not, there are some few 

 others on which I should wish to make a few remarks, although their 

 names are enumerated in the ' London Catalogue,' and the specimens 

 will consequently be sent only to those who apply for them in the 

 usual manner. 



Trifolium elegans (Savi). — I found this trefoil last summer in a field 

 of Trifolium pratense, left for a second or autumnal crop, at Claygate, 

 in the parish of Thames Ditton, Surrey. Some years ago I found it 

 under similar circumstances, in a field between Moulsey Hurst and 

 East Moulsey Church. It is doubtless imported with the seeds of the 

 clover; but being of smaller size and trailing habit, any chance plants 

 of it would be concealed by the clover during the growth of the first 

 crop, and again when the second crop had well advanced. Barkhausia 

 setosa occurred in the same field at Claygate. The specimens of 

 neither plant are so good as might be wished ; the first mowing of the 

 clover crop having mutilated the plants from which they were taken. 

 By some error of pen or press the name of Trifolium elegans is follow- 

 ed by "L." instead of "Sav.", in the 'London Catalogue,' No. 1468. 



Viola lactea (Sm. Herb.). — The Society has to thank Mr. Sansom 

 for sending several specimens of another Viola from the Cheshire 

 coast, which is very little known, or if known, ill-understood by botanists. 

 By Mr. Sansom the specimens are labelled "Viola fiavicornis." I 

 have taken the liberty of writing also the name of "V. lactea, Sm. 

 Herb." across the end of the labels. I have no doubt that both these 

 names mean the same plant ; the name of fiavicornis (Smith) apper- 

 taining to a more dwarf state, and that of lactea to the very same 

 plant (whether species or variety) in a more luxuriant or branching 

 form. I carried some of Mr. Sansom's specimens to Smith's herbari- 

 um, and found them correspond very closely indeed with the tolerably 

 good series of V. lactea, labelled as such in his herbarium. But it is 

 equally true that some two or three of the most stunted among Mr. 

 Sansom's specimens were undistinguishable from the ill-dried speci- 

 men of V. fiavicornis in the same herbarium. Moreover, let any 



