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Mr. L. thus attaches the first importance to the form of the root, 

 as a distinctive character, and the circumstance should instruct col- 

 lectors to be mindful of the value of the root. 



Specimens collected by Mr. L. afforded the principal reason for re- 

 taining CE. pimpinelloides as a British species, in the London Cata- 

 logue, in preference to the adoption of Mr. Babington's change to CE. 

 Lachenalii ; and one of the same specimens communicated to Mr. 

 Ball, induced that excellent botanist to admit CE. pimpinelloides as 

 well as CE. Lachenalii among the indigenous species, (Phytol. 1005). 

 Three species, not two only, should therefore now be looked for, and 

 the confusion and uncertainty may thus be removed. 



Most of the specimens hitherto sent to the Society have proved 

 quite useless through the absence of roots and fruit, but it is earnest- 

 ly requested by the Council, that contributors will collect specimens, 

 with root and fruits from as many localities as possible. 



Some highly interesting examples of the Irish Saxifrages, belong- 

 ing to Haworth's genus Robertsonia, were exhibited from Mr. An- 

 drews, w^ho had obligingly sent living plants as well as dried speci- 

 mens. Two of the specimens were sent in record of the fact, lately 

 doubted or denied by the accurate Mr. C. C. Babington, that the Py- 

 renean forms of S. umbrosa and S. Geum (with crenate leaves), are 

 certainly native in Ireland ; the specimen of S. Geum, indeed, being 

 considered " even more obtusely crenate than Mr. Babington's figure 

 (No. 8) from the Pyrenean plant." These specimens were collected 

 " this year, from the mountains to the south of Brandon mountain, 

 County of Kerry." 



S. hirsuta is considered by Mr. Andrews to be a hybrid form be- 

 tween S. Geum and S. umbrosa, " as many of the varieties present 

 characters leaning either more or less to the one species or the other." 

 S. elegans is deemed by Mr. A. to be simply a variety of S. umbrosa. 

 And after careful examination of the forms of S. hypnoides, he is now 

 " satisfied that S. affinis, incurvifolia, hirta and palmata are all mere 

 varieties, or indeed, barely deserving the name of varieties." 



Read, " A Synoptical View of the British Fruticose Rubi, arranged 

 in groups, with explanatory remarks, (Part 3)," by Edwin Lees, Esq., 

 F.L.S. The paper was accompanied by drawings and specimens. — 

 G. E. D. 



