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immediate neighbourliood, I discovered it in one or two other places, and in one of 

 tliese abundantly, covering the dry surface of a rock completely sheltered from rain, 

 and, though its roots are almost exposed and a slight pull detaches it from the rock, 

 it gi'ows in the greatest luxuriance, one frond which I gathered measuring eighteen 

 inches in length. I have observed in all the fronds of this fern which I have gather- 

 ed, that the rachis is throughout its entire length furnished with linear scales, a cha- 

 racter which best distinguishes it in all its forms, and even in its very young state, 

 from Asplenium Adiantum-nigrum. — G. H. K. Thwaites ; 2, Kingsdown Parade, 

 Bristol, August 31, 1841. 



39. Lilium Martagon. In addition to your stations for Lilium Martagon, I may 

 mention Ash, near Wrotham, Kent, where it grows plentifully in a very wild situation 

 on an estate belonging to Mr. Gladdish. — N. B. Ward ; Wellclose Square, September 

 1, 1841. 



40. Anagallis arvensis and cmndea. I have this season been able to preserve two 

 fine plants of Anagallis caerulea on the spot where those raised from your Reigate 

 seeds stood some years ago ; they are spreading on the ground with some stems more 

 than two feet long. Anagallis arvensis has also been preserved close by, with stems 

 nearly as long ; both keep to their colours. I have often endeavoured to find some 

 satisfactory specific distinction between these plants, but can discover none that would 

 enable a person to distinguish them when not in flower. The caerulea is still the most 

 robust plant, as formerly, and has larger leaves, vvith the veins more prominent on 

 the back than in arvensis, the points of the shoots too are inclined to be somewhat 

 erect, until borne down by their own weight as they advance in growth. The corollas 

 are finely laciniated, as in the plants raised from the original seeds. Perhaps the 

 stalked glands on the margin of the corolla of arvensis would be the best distinguish- 

 ing character, if the plants are to be considered two species. The points of the shoots 

 of arvensis have not the same tendency to ascend as those of cserulea. — David Came- 

 ron ; Botanic Garden, Bh-mingliam, September 3, 1831 . 



[The seeds of Anagallis ceerulea from which Mr. Cameron's first plants were raised, 

 we had the pleasure of collecting near Reigate, in July, 1836. They were immedi- 

 ately forwarded to Biimingham, and plants with the blue laciniated corolla have an- 

 nually sprung up in the same spot ever since that time; nor, we believe, has A. arvensis 

 once made its appearance among them, but has kept its own station close by. We 

 may perhaps, at some future time, lay before our readers all the evidence we can col- 

 lect at all bearing on the question of the specific identity or distinctness of the two 

 plants : in the mean time we should be obliged by the communication of any facts re- 

 lating to the point at issue. It should perhaps be mentioned that we have never heard 

 of Anagallis caerulea being found wild near Birmingham. — EdJ] 



41. Ulex str ictus, or Irish Furze. Did I ever mention having saved seeds of the 

 Ulex strictus, or Irish furze, in 1839, which were sown under glass in the spring of 

 last year, and the seedlings transplanted out of doors in autumn ? Of eight plants so 

 obtained there is not the least deviation in the appearance from that of the parent ; 

 which, although no decided proof of the plant being a genuine species, would go far 

 to make me conjecture that it is so. — Id. ; Sept. 17, 1841. 



[Ulex strictus, Mackay, ' Cat. Irish Plants,' p. 67. is recorded in the 4th edition of 

 Hooker's ' British Flora,' as U. Europseus, var. ^. minor. It is extremely difi"erent in 

 appearance from U. Europseus, and we cannot help tliinking them specifically distinct. 

 The Ulices do not appear to be well understood. — Ed."] 



