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leaves, so characteristic of the species. A specimen forwarded to Mr. 
Babington has been pronounced by him to be the plant which he has 
described and named as P. flabellatus.°-— Rk. C. Douglas ; Forebridge, 
Stafford, December, 18538. 
Lancashire Locality for Trifolium resupinatum. 
“In the ‘ Phytologist’ for December (Phytol. iv. 1143), I perceive 
Mr. J. G. Baker gives a Cheshire locality for Trifolium resupinatum. 
I found two small specimens of this trefoil on the Lancashire side of 
the Mersey, about the year 1849, at Everton. One of these I for- 
warded, this year, to Mr. Babington, who kindly named it for me ; at 
the same time observing that it was most probably introduced among 
ballast. From this I beg to differ, as, from the locality, it would be 
almost impossible. The more probable means of introduction is, I 
think, among foreign hay, which is brought to this port in conside- 
rable quantity, and employed for feeding cattle during the winter. 
This may prove the means of introduction to many exotic plants. 
This year a botanical friend has found it growing in considerable 
quantity at Fairfield, a short distance from this town. I think that, 
both at the Cheshire locality and here, we cannot but consider it as 
introduced.”—H. §. Fisher; Scotland Road, Liverpool, December 
12, 1853. 
Lathyrus Aphaca near Liverpool. 
“1 had the pleasure of finding a single specimen of the above plant 
at Bootle, about three miles from Liverpool, about two years since ; 
but have been unable to obtain plants since, though I have searched 
for it diligently. This I believe to be the first and only time it has 
been found in this neighbourhood.’—/Jd. 
Gnaphalium rectum at Eastham. 
“This season I obtained a plentiful supply of the rare Gnaphalium 
rectum from Kastham. Is this to be considered the G. sylvaticum, 
b. norvegicum, of the ‘ London Catalogue?’ I enclose specimens of 
it.”—1d, 
Viola lutea at Netherton, near Liverpool. 
“Viola lutea, a plant, I understand, formerly found in this neigh- 
bourhood, though many years ago, I had brought me, this season, 
from Netherton. The specimens were very luxuriant ; some of them 
a foot in height.”—TJd. 
