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of 
pubescence, when distinction at a glance is.more difficult before the 
fruits are developed ; the latter, however, with their short angular or 
even horn-like expansions, are very characteristic. A close search 
g dried plants of Sueda maritima in British collections. would 
prubanly demonstrate the existence of Chenolea ae without any 
special investigation along the shores for the 
another question pares raised by Nolte aeaaly half a century 
ago, whether more than on a8 passes as Linné’s Salsola hirsuta— 
that is, whether the istitecrehs n Chenopo odium hirsutum of the first 
edition of the ‘‘ Species Pla aan is really the same as the Northern 
‘plant included under Salsola hirsuta in the second edition. This 
wedoides (Kochia sedoides, Schrader Journ. 1809, 86). In such a case 
it would be best to retain the specific names as sig stand, not only 
because they have been in use for such a long time, but also because 
no ee ould now tend to any real advan chaos but would render 
the confused synonymy of these plants still more perplexing. The 
indument of Chenolea sedoides is much denser, the flowers are more 
iridar. D. 
rity of Prof. Natt, referable to his Kochia hirsuta. Perhaps the 
specific name has tended much to prevent the recognition of the 
Northern plant, it being, as sibsaily observed, frequently glabrous. 
LYSIMACHIAM NOVAM CHINENSEM. 
proponir H. F. Hance, Pu.D. 
4\0 Lysrmacuia (Lysmmasreum) Caristina, n.sp.—Glaberri 
prostrato longe repente ad nodos radicante, — orn ‘ei 
in 
corolla auree diametro tro 2- pollicaris lobis oblongis obtusis cum sepalis 
lineolis nigris crebre notatis, staminum 5 duas tertias corolle longitu- 
