SHORT NOTES. 57 
Acad. “ Pétersb. vi., 26), my name and character were published a 
Spe and a half previously ee Bot., Dec., 1865, p. 378).—H. F. 
Han 
Bup-FERTILIZATION IN ORCHIDS. ae a short paper of mine in the 
last volume of the Journal (p. 289), I, strangely enough, omitted from 
the list of Orchids — have their flowers fertilised while still i in the 
bud, all reference to arwin’s paper in the ‘ pes and Magazine 
of Natural History” tor September, 1869. Here we find that there 
are several other known instances of bud- fertilisation, viz., Gymna- 
denia tridentata and Platanthera hyperborea (observed by Asa Gray), 
Epipactis viridiflora (H. Miiller), Schomburgkia, Cattleya, and Epi- 
dendrum spp. (Criiger), and Dendrobium cretaceum (Anderson). It is 
worthy of remark that the Vandee are now implicated in the phe- 
nomenon in question.—S. Moore. 
CarEX ERICETORUM.—Mr. Duthie mentioned to me, about twelve 
months ago, his finding unlabelled specimens of Cares ericetorum 
Botanic iety, which he thou the ridgeshire 
locality hese specimens I saw s on go, and, compa 
them with the Gogmagog plant gathered in 1863 b A. Hanbury, 
and subsequently with a specimen in the herbarium of the 
D 8 Dickson, of Jersey, as C. precox (accompani 
Prof. Babington’s ticket, ‘‘Gogma , Cambridgeshire, May, 
1838 ” *), I found that I could not coincide w ith 8 opinion. 
fringe of its geographical owever, I have quite recently 
discovered and overhauled the als from which M e took 
the three specimens he wrote about. By scattered mem a 
orand 
identify it as part of a donation from Sir W. C. Trevelyan # Acid 
Botanical Society of unassorted gatherings made by himself in 
parts of Britain, and in the bundle I have met with a ory npecimeti vet 
undoubted ©. ericetorum. This I enclose herewith for inspection. 
Together with it I found (and together with it Inow send) a specimen 
of a barren Carex, which I believe is the same species. You will see 
that this is passed through a slit in a slip of paper that isa in Sit 4 
. C. T.’s pencil MS. ‘ Carex pilulifera”’ (the specific name after- 
wards scored through), Milden H. Heath, June 3, 7329.” I presume 
Mildenhall, and 
suggest to any botanist resident in that neighbourhood carefully to 
search likely places during the coming botanical season. No doubt, if 
necessary, the collector could render from memory some information, 
but I have not — “i worth while at present to Sue him.— 
F. M. Wess, January 2 ; 
* This was the date alg first gathering ; ic jun pcan 
Bot. ; is a typographical error 
