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and received both from various parts of Britain. In Boraei the 

 racemes are shorter, the flowers are fewer and deeper in colour, 

 the pedicels thicker and less inclined to curve than in the 

 normal form of capreolata, so that it shows an approximation 

 towards officinalis in appearance and habit of growth, but, so 

 far as I have as yet seen, I should not be disposed to regard the 

 distinctions of specific value. F. confusa of Jordan differs from 

 the two others by its blunter leaves, flowers one-half smaller, and 

 sepals oval and entire, not broader than the corolla. It occurs 

 in many places in the western departments of France, and may 

 probably be met with in a wild state in Britain. Indeed, I have 

 found it in waste ground in the neighbourhood of Middlesbro', 

 on the Yorkshire side of the Tees, but would not undertake to 

 say that it had not been introduced there with foreign ballast. 



" For convenience of reference, I subjoin a brief diagnosis of 

 these F. Borcei and speciosa. — F. speciosa, Jord. in Cat. Gren. 

 1849; Lloyd, Flore de I'Ouest, p. 24. F. capreolata, Auct., in 

 part. — Sepals half as long as the corolla, oval, acute, toothed at 

 the base ; fruit round ; flowers large, pure- white or tinged with 

 purple ; pedicels recurved when mature ; leaves acute. 



"/3 Borcei. F. Borai, Jord. Cat. Gren. 1849 ; Pugillus, p. 4 ; 

 Lloyd, Flore de TOuest, p. 24. F. muralis, Boreau, Fl. du Cent, 

 ed. ii. ; Gren. et Godr., non Sender. F. capreolata, Auct., in 

 part. F. agraria, Aryl., non Lagasca. — Sepals about one-third 

 as long as the corolla, broadly oval, peltate, toothed at the base ; 

 fruit rather longer than broad ; flowers purplish, smaller than 

 in the preceding ; pedicels straight or recurved when mature ; 

 leaves acute. 



" <y confusa. F. confusa, Jord. Cat. Dijon, 1848; Pugillus, 

 p. 5 ; Lloyd, Flore de FOuest, p. 24. F. Bastardi, Boreau, Flore 

 du Centre, edit. ii. — Sepals about one-third as long as the 

 corolla, oval, entire ; fruit round ; flowers purplish, much smaller 

 than in either of the preceding ; leaves blunter.^^ 



BOTANICAL NOTES, NOTICES, AND QUERIES. 

 Notice of a few Plants near Chirk Castle, Salop. 



{To the Editor of the ' Phytologist.') 

 Sir, — Having an hour and a half to spare while waiting at the Llangol- 



