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Swanage Cave, near Tillavilly, Isle of Purbeck, Dorsetshire. She 

 collected several specimens, but had given them away. I compared 

 the specimen in the collection of the late Dr. Power with one given to 

 me by Mr. Riley, of Papplewick ; and I have no doubt of its being 

 the true Asplenium fontanum. It would be well worth the attention of 

 Dr. Bell Salter, or any other botanist in the neighbourhood of Poole, 

 to search again for it in the latter-named locality. 



Andrew Bloxam. 



Twycross, AtLerstone, 



March 13, 1852. 



On the Glamorganshire Locality for Cnicus tuherosus. 

 By T. B. Flower, Esq., F.L.S., &c. 



In the first volume of the ' Phy tologist ' a second locality was pub- 

 lished for this very rare local species, by Mr. Westcombe, viz., " Be- 

 tween St. Donat's and Dunraven ;" and, being desirous of ascertaining 

 whether the plant was identical with that from Great Ridge, on the 

 Wiltshire downs, I applied to him for his opinion, when he kindly 

 favoured me with specimens from his garden, that had been obtained 

 from the Glamorganshire locality ; and upon comparing them with 

 those in the herbarium of Sir J. E. Smith, I found they could not be 

 referred to Cnicus tuberosus, but would possibly prove to be the 

 C. Woodwardii of Mr. Watson ; and, having lately submitted them 

 to that gentleman, he arrived at a similar conclusion, and writes me : 

 — "The plant looks so unlike ordinary C. pratensis, that I do not 

 wonder at the supposition of its being some other species." 



T. B. Flower. 



Seend, Melksham, Wilts, 

 March 11, 1852. 



Note on Convallaria hifolia. By H. L. de la Chadmette, Esq. 



During a short stay, last September, at Hampstead, I was engaged 

 in searching for some of the rarer plants said to be found in the vici- 

 nity. Having got admission by Mr. Cockburn to Caen Wood, he led 

 me to a beautiful habitat of Convallaria bifolia, which I immediately 

 recognized, to his surprise, for he said he thought he should have 

 shown me something which I had not seen before, as he had 



