544 BOTANICAL NOTES, NOTICES, AND QUERIES. [May. 



feared that its modern discovery on Ben Cruachan will be like the redis- 

 covery of Ranmiculus gramineus, one of the few mare's-nests discovered 

 or made current by the ' Phytologist,' or rather by its zealous contributors. 



Mr. Lothian's Catalogue of Vegetable and Florists' Flower-seeds ; also 

 of tender, half-hardy, and hardy annual, biennial, and perennial seeds. A 

 few are here entered from the latter class : — 



Stachys coccinea, of which Mr. L. kindly sent us a little packet, but we 

 did not succeed in raising one single plant. This is still a desideratum in 

 our herbarium. 



Epilobium latifol'mm is also a desideratum, for we do not know what it 

 is, whether E. montanimi or E. Mrsutam. 



Achillea Filipendida and A. moschata would be desirable additions to a 

 collection either of dead or living plants. 



Impatiens glayidulifera is a magnificent plant, and it manifests some in- 

 clination to be one of our spontaneous productions at probably no very 

 distant period. I have a kind of anticipation that the Impatiens on the 

 banks of the Colne, well known to mine host of the ' Swan,' at Denham, 

 near Uxbridge, is either the above species or I. canadensis, if there be any 

 such species. 



Mr. Lothian, in his catalogues, does not merely inform his customers 

 and the public that his seeds are carefully selected ; he does this, but this 

 is not all. He gives good counsel about the way of sowing, and the proper 

 time. Like the poet, who by the misfortunes of the " finch with golden 

 wing and satin poll," warns his readers not to be rash, 

 " The lesson seems to carry, 

 Choose not alone a proper mate, 

 But proper time to marry." 

 Mr. L. tells us that we must watch the seasons, which are, in these our 

 degenerate days, becoming so precarious that the authors of weather al- 

 manacks are at their wits' end. For example, during the last three 

 months, viz. December, January, and February, we have had a vernal 

 temperature ; in April, May, and June, it is most piously to be wished 

 that there be no more than the average number of bleak north-easters, cold 

 days with showers of hail, snow, and sleet, and frosty nights. 



There is no room for Messrs. Stansfield's lists ; they are reserved for a 

 more convenient season. Such of our readers as want to change seeds or 

 specimens are now informed how these changes may be readUy effected. 



Communications have been received from 

 Mrs. Merrifield ; J. S. M. ; W. Gait ; John Sim ; Sidney Beisly ; B. M. 

 Watkins; T. W. B. Ingle; W. T. Dyer; M. A. Walker; Gorilla; Peter 

 Lawson; J. Britten; W. Pamplin ; F, Walker; M. C. Cooke; L. C. 

 Miall; J. G. Baker. 



BOOKS RECEIVED FOE, EEVIEW. 



The MS. Magazine of the Glasgow Natwalists' Society, Vol. IF". 



Hints on the Formation of Local Museums. By the Treasurer of the 

 Wimbledon Museum Committee. 



Flora of the West Ridiyig of Yorkshire. By L. C. Miall and Dr. Car- 

 rington. 



Eeratum. — N.S. Vol. VI. p. 367, line 6, for " chuck" read cJialk. 



