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their most pronounced forms, the former being ahnost of the moun- 

 tain or lobatum form. 



A large yew-tree growing in the church-yard deserves notice. We 

 measured the trunk, at what appears the point of its greatest circum- 

 ference, which was about four feet from the ground, and found it to 



be at that part twenty-four feet and eight inches ; but the Rev. 



Parsons, the present incumbent, informs me that at one part it mea- 

 sures twenty-seven feet. 



The maples growing in the park deserve some notice. From a large 

 knotted mass of wood, rise from six to eight stout trunks, averaging a 

 circumference of about three feet each. These all ascend, slightly 

 diverging, and forming as it were a compound trunk. At the height 

 of about fifteen feet they break into one magnificent head, not inferior 

 to a very respectable sycamore. There are in the park many such 

 groups, or rather compound trees. 



I have omitted all mention of the Rubi from the above list, not be- 

 cause there were few forms, or that they were devoid of interest, for 

 it was quite otherwise, but because they are still suh judice. 



T. Bell Salter. 



Ryde, Isle of Wight, October, 1844. 



Art. CCLIII. — Remarks on some Species of Clienopodium. 

 By Geo. Fitt, Esq. 



Having lately paid some attention to the undermentioned species, 

 with the view of satisfying myself that they are all really distinct, I 

 send you the result of my observations. 



Chenopodium intermedium. Leaves triangular, slightly attenuated 

 at the base, inclining to hastate, deeply and irregularly toothed, teeth 

 acute, dull green, not shining, vnealy beneath, somewhat leathery in 

 texture ; leaves on the spikes toothed, seldom entire, those of young 

 plants blunt, hastate, and but slightly toothed. Spikes long, some- 

 what leafy, clusters distant ; seeds flattened, as large as rape-seed, 

 rough ; calyx 5-cleft. Stem angular, strong, erect. 



Smell of the whole plant rank, especially the calyces. 



C rubrum. Leaves nearly rhomboid, seldom triangular, deeply 

 and irregularly toothed, teeth blunt, shining, fleshy, upper ones 

 scarcely toothed, those of the spikes generally entire, rhomboidal or 



