Mr. Bacington on the Sfnnfnre of Cuscuta eiiropœa. 



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.so as to show the stamens and scales. Fig-. 2. exhibits the same parts in 

 6. epifhijmuin. Fig. 3. is a traced copy from Reichenbach's representation 

 (Ic. PL V. f. 690. B.) of C. europiva. It will be seen that this last differs ma- 

 terially from my fig. 1. May not his plant be a distinct species characterized 

 by its constantly 4 -cleft corolla and palmate sexfid scales ? Tiiis genus is well 

 deserving of attention from British botanists, for several other species are 

 known in Germany, Sweden, and France, which most probably exist in these 

 islands. I add corrected specific characters for our two recorded species. 



C. enropœa. Linn. (Sp. PI. 180.) "florum glomerulis bractcatis" sessilibus, squa- 

 mis ])ifidis erectis tubo corollœ per anthesin cylindrico, fructiferce ventri- 

 coso, adpressis. 



C. epifhi/?mim. Sm. (Eng. Bot. sub p. 378.) " tlorum glomerulis bractcatis" sessi- 

 libus, squamis palmato-sectis conniventibus, tubo corollœ cylindrico limbo 

 campaniilato. 



1. 2. 



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St. John's College, Cambridge, 

 December 1, 1837. 



Since this paper was written I have been informed that my friend Mr. J. E. 

 Bowman has gathered C. epUhntm, Weihe (Rchb. Ic. PI. t. 500. f. 693,) at 

 Croesmere in Shropshire. I have not seen specimens. 



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