258 Bibliographical Notice. 
consider themselves under of including the plants of these essentially 
French islands in their accounts of our Flora. Professor Babing- 
ton’s excellent method of condensation is shown, however, in his 
account of the variations of A. acris. ‘“ The variations R. vulgatus 
(Jord.) and 2. tomophyllus (Jord.) have been found. J. of B. viii. 
257, x. 238. The former has usually an oblique or horizontal 
rhizome, the latter a preemorse rootstock.” 
The apparently indigenous character of the peony on the Steep 
Holmes in the Severn suggests to the geographical botanist the 
curious problem of our midland flora of isolated rarities, including 
Thlaspi perfolatum, Salvia pratensis, Euphorbia stricta, EH. pilosa, 
Cephalanthera rubra, Lycopodium complanatum, and such plants. 
What is its origin ? 
One cannot but read with admiration the account of Mestea tvum 
officinale, in which NV. microphyllum and N. siifolium of Reichen- 
bach are treated merely as forms of the common watercress, as also 
that of Sagina maritima, where Jordan’s species S. debihs and S. 
densa are similarly reduced; but after this it is remarkable that 
none of the variations of Draba verna are considered worthy of dis- 
tinct notice, whilst four forms of so plastic a species as Stellaria 
media are dignified with varietal names. 
The present writer (Journ. Linn. Soc. vol. xvi. p. 185) traced 
Thlaspi perfoliatum into Wiltshire; and Polygala calcarea has been 
found in more than one locality on the oolite hills of Gloucester- 
shire, there being no chalk in that county. It isa question whether 
Helianthemum ledifolium had not better be altogether omitted from 
our floras, and also whether Polygala grandiflora is not better en- 
titled to specific rank than many that receive it at Professor Babing- 
ton’s hands. 
The prostrate variety of Sagina apetala now first receives the 
name prostrata: Malva Alcea is inserted apparently solely on the 
ground that it “should be found in England ;” and Lavatera syl- 
vestris, described by Mr. Trimen (Journ. of Bot. xv.) from specimens 
discovered by Mr. Curnow, appears for the first time. 
The genus Ononis has been revised, O. arvensis (L.) appearing as 
““stoloniferous ... pods... falling short of the calyx ...a. 
glandular, fl.-l. equalling or surpassing cal., pod shorter than calyx. 
—. maritima; glandular-villose, fl.-l. falling short of cal., pod as 
long or longer than calyx,” and O. campestris (Koch) as “ not 
stoloniferous. . . pods . . . exceeding the calyx.” 
Medicago lappacea, Lamk., recorded from Bedfordshire by the 
late Mr. Pryor (Journ. of Bot. xiv. 22) should have been inserted 
on page 84. 
The lilac-purple variety of Trifoliwm repens appears as 7. Town- 
sendit, and Lathyrus spheericus (Retz.), recorded by Mr. Pryor (Journ. 
of Bot. xii. p. 205) from Hertfordshire, also appears; but Z. 
hirsutus should be recorded for Kent as well as for Essex and Surrey. 
Among the Brambles, Rubus Leesti is reduced to the position of 
a variety of R. Ideus; R. fusco-ater, var. Briggs, appears as R. 
emersistylus (Miull.); R. pygmeeus (Bab. not bea becomes ft. 
preruptorum (Boul.) ; and R. hemistemon (Miull.), R. discolor (3. 
