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to insert ’ in the previous enumeration. With the exception of three, all 
these are well known to London botanists to occur, in greater or less 
abundance in different years, in the district, and are all given in Brewer's 
‘Flora of Surrey. The thr is militari. 
aranifera, and Cephalanthera rubra, the first and last of which 
houles, and can vouch for its correct nomenclature. It is a very 
interesting addition to the Surrey flora, and extends the range of the 
species, which has been much confounded with O. Simia, Lam. The 
mistook for it Epipactis media, a frequent plant on the Surrey chalk 
downs.—HENRY TRIMEN. : 
AvCUBA Japonica (p. 154).—In the instance recorded by Mr. Hart, 
hermaphrodite flowers appear to have been produced on plants derived 
from cuttings of the female originally introduced into Europe in 1783. 
The editorial note in the ‘ Gardeners’ Chronicle,” that this occurrence was 
never remarked before the introduction of the male plant, is explained by 
the fact that in all the cases hitherto recorded, the hermaphrodite plants 
have been raised from seed produced in Europe. Further information 
will be found in a tract by E. Morren, ‘ L’Origine des variétés sous 
Vinfluence du climat artificiel des Jardins.) Changes in the mode of 
disposition of the sexual organs in diclinous plants are not very uncom- 
mon, i i 
plant of Lychnis diurna were attacked with Ustilago,*and in every case the 
rudimentary stamens had been forced into development.t—W. T. THISEL- 
TON DYER. 
Rumex Britannica, L. I think I have been able to determine the 
Rumex to which Linnzus gave this unfortunate name. e source of 
the name is to be found by following up his reference to * Mat. Med. 17," 
i. e. ‘Materia Medica,’ paragraph 177 (not 17), where, under reference to 
Fl. Suec. 292, « uropze nostre paludes," is added “ Pharm. Herbe 
rilanuice radix.’ The North American plant to which he, applied this 
name was one in his herbarium sent to him by Gronovius from Clayton’s 
* Himala urnals, 2nd ed. i. 148. Trans. R. Irish. Acad. v. xxiv. 
m i Journ. R. Hort. Soc. 1872. p. xxxii. 2 
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