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sent me by my friend Balfour, one dwarf specimen, agreeing in every 

 respect with those from Denmark, in one of which some of the leaves 

 are considerably lengthened in proportion to their breadth, whilst the 

 Scottish specimen referred to has a leaf (it only possesses two) even 

 more ovate-spathulate than in Mr. Henfrey's fig. 1. It is therefore 

 evident that the exact form of the leaves cannot be considered as a 

 certain chai*acter. The calyx appears to me to be precisely similar 

 in the Scottish and Danish plants, not differing materially from that 

 of S. Limonium ; for I fear that the want of denticulations, upon 

 which I have laid some stress in my Manual, will not prove to be a 

 constant character. A reference to the original descriptions, namely, 

 that of Drejer in the Fl. Hafn. 121, or of Fries, who gives it as a pro- 

 bable species requiring examination, under the name of S. Limonium 

 Bahusiensis, in his Mant. Prima, 10, will show that no great stress is 

 laid by those distinguished botanists upon the form of the leaves or 

 upon the calyx, but that the specific definition is founded upon the 

 peculiar inflorescence, which is remarkably different in the two plants. 

 In S. Limonium the stalk is simple in the lower part, scarcely ever 

 dividing below the middle, the branches are very much divided and 

 corymbose, and curved outwards into a horizontal or even deflexed 

 position, the ultimate divisions are very short, with numerous closely- 

 placed subimbricated flowers. This is the S. Limonium Scanica of 

 Fries (Mant. Prima, 10), the S. Behen of Drejer (Fl. Hafn. 122), S. 

 Limonium, Eng. Bot. 102. On the other hand, in S. rariflora the 

 stalk is often divided far below the middle, but the branches are less 

 compound, not at all corymbose, and rather curve inwards and up- 

 wards than outwards and downwards, the ultimate divisions are elon- 

 gated and the flowers are at a considerable distance from each other. 



Having, as I trust, shown tliat the Scottish plant is the true S. rari- 

 flora, it remains to be determined if the Fareham plant is or is not the 

 same ; and I must confess that the acute outer bracts and very nar- 

 row calyx-segments now lead me to suspect that it may prove difier- 

 ent, in which case it will have to be identified with some continental 

 species, or obtain a name as new. It is right to add, that I have rea- 

 son to fear having been the misleader of both Mr. Watson and Mr. 

 Henfrey, as (if I mistake not) the suggestion that Drejer's name was 

 applicable to both the Scottish and English specimens originated with 

 me ; still I trust that pardon will be extended to mc, in consideration 

 of the fact that Mr. Watson intimated it to be his opinion that the 

 plants were identical, and that although possessing good Scottish spe- 

 cimens, my example of the Fareham plant consists of five flowers and 



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