224 BOTANICAL NOTES;, xNOTICES^ AND QUERIES. [July. 



7. The two upper petals purple, the others blue. 



8. All the petals purple, the lower one yellow on the under side, 



9. All the petals deep-pui-ple. 



From Gardiner'' s ' Botanical Rambles hi Braemar.' 



Names of Plants. 



Maiden' s-Lij)s, Shepherd'' s-Rod, Teasel. 



It is sometimes difficult to trace the logical connection between syno- 

 nymous names of plants ; Maiden's-Lips and Teasel are an example. They 

 both signify Dipsacus syhestris or D. p'llom. The middle term, Shepherd's- 

 llod, or Churnstaff, both synonyms of the same plant, helps to resolve the 

 enigma. The two latter are not incongruous ideas. There is often a 

 closer connection between shepherds' and maidens' lips than there is 

 between Teasel and the latter. The transition from the Eod, the Churn- 

 staff, the Shepherd, and the Maid, is not far-fetched. Philologus. 



Welsh Botany. 



Llandderfel, Merioneth, N. Wales. — The Myrrhis odorata gi'ows here- 

 abouts. Our parish clerk, John Jones (who, l)y the way, is much pleased with 

 your ' Illustrated Handbook of British Botany '), has just pointed it out to 

 me. I am indebted to the same kind friend for much local information upon the 

 botany of the neighbourhood, which I will endeavour from time to time to 

 put into order for the pages of the ' Phytologist,' if it be worth notice. 

 The Botrych'iimi Lunaria is pretty general upon old pastures of moderate 

 elevation aU aroimd, and where you do find it, it occurs in abundance. 

 Some specimens were gathered above nine inches in height. W. P. 



To the Editor of the ' Phytologist.' 



Sir, — If you, or any of yonr botanical correspondents, coidd kindly in- 

 form me if any recent habitats have been discovered for Cypi'ipedium Cal- 

 ceoliis, or Latyrion hivenia (Lizard Orchis), you woidd much oblige, 



Phil-Orchis. 



P. S. Has the Cypripedimn bulbosum, found by Linnaeus in Lapland, 

 ever been discovered in the northern part of Scotland ? I was informed 

 to that effect last month, but do not think it probable. 

 Norham, Nortlmmherland. 



Communications have been received from 



Edwin Lees, P.L.S. ; E. M. Attwood ; W. Gissin^ ; A. Jerdan ; Sid- 

 nev Beisly ; Phil-Orchis ; John Sim ; John W. Crowe ; F. M. Webb ; 

 A.^B. ; S. B. ; A. L; Non-Lichenologist ; Philologus; W. P. 



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