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Mather or Mauther, given by Prior as an old name for this « or oer 
Ruellii: Dr. Prior gives the latter as belonging to Plantago Coronopus, 
and says, “from its fureated leaves," which is applicable to either plant. 
Several names occur as in Dr. Prior's interesting and learned work, 
r ^ Ranunculus Flammula; * Bloodwort, ; 
Rumex sanguineus; * Nep, Nepeta Cataria ; * Parkleaves, Hypericum 
Androsemum; ‘Spatling Poppy, Silene inflata ; ‘Wilding or Crabb 
in 
those still in use, so do not call for special remark.—T. 
Briaes 
itten, who has paid great attention to English plant-names, has 
furnished the following observations on the above note:—The names 
quoted by Mr. Briggs are mainly such as are found in books of the 
period of this herbarium ; some of the tra nsferred names, such as 
ria, may t counted fo a general resemblance between the 
two plants. The only name calling for special note is * Symblaroe,’ 
which at first sight is somewhat puzzling; it is a corruptio Cym- 
balaria, Campanula hederacea having been called by C. Bauhin (Prodr. 
p. 93. Y and subsequently by Johnson (Ger. Emac. 4352) and other Eng- 
lish authors, Campanula Cymbalariea fuliis. | 
RANUNCULUS CIDERORHENADA, L., IN JER sEgy.—Dr. M. M. Bull has 
St. Aubin's in Jersey. This pes Cem and careful botanist, who possesses 
Ranunculus ight stem. The leaves were concealed by an 
intervening obstacle, but when I got near I found that the foliaze 
resembled that of 2. bulbosus, but that the calyx was not reflex ed. Pull- 
ing up the plant to look at the root, I saw at once what it must be. E. 
and "wil add poe dedio to the (€: Islands for English 
ts. A figure and account of the species will be given shortly i in 
this Journal. — HxNRY as v 
