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Carringtoni, Lejeunea diversiloba in quantity, and Lejeunea Holtii 
paringly. 
DESCRIPTION OF PuLaTE 473. 
1. Plant, natural size. 2. Bede of stem, antical view, x 24. 
" Pa. i of stem, postical view, eaf, get view, x 24. 
, 6. Leaves, postical view, x 24. 1 Porn of leaf, 
A NEW SILENE FROM THE ANDES. 
By Freperic N. Wituiams, F.L.S. 
Silene glaucina, sp. n. (subg. Husmene, sect. BorryosiLenz, 
ser. 4 Capirentats). Fruticulosa, procumbens, valde glaucina, 
minute breviterque arcte velutino- puberula, 82-85: sem, Radix 
srassa dura lignosa saxorum fissuris fixa. Caules plures firmi 
indurato-herbacei nodulosi remote foliati, simplices vel a caudice 
mosi. olia 9 mm., lineari-lanceolata pauca, a atten ago 
aeons apice acuminata subcuspidata, uninervia, nervo per 
dumentum fere occultato. Bracter (vel prophylla) eqfaticken 
magis pana 06 ceterum foliis regen nena ores In racemo compacto 
simplici capituliformi conferti: capitulum 8-10 florum, 2 
alyx 7 mm., estes denseque velutino-pilosulus, nervis 
virentibus, dentibus wbovato: triangularibus obtusis rubescentibus 
anguste membranaceo-margina atis. Petala alba; lamina semi- 
exserta, ungue dimidio brevior, ecoronata breviter ovalis emarginata. 
Ovarium ovatum veluti 
In general ae and salient characters most like S. Aristidis 
Pomel, which occurs in similar rocky crevices i mountainous 
region of Aireeias: ; it does not resemble any South American species. 
Capitate flowers are very unusual in the gen 
b. Chile ; My Hill, in the Andes, at 840 metres, in 
crevices of the rocks (G. F. Scott Elliot, 19 Jan. 1904, n. 444, in 
Herb. Mus. Brit.). 
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NOTE ON THE HISTORY OF CLIFTONIA. 
By James Bairren, F.L.8. 
In this ons for 1903 (p. 87) it was pointed out that the 
genus Cliftonia did not, as stated by Mr. Sargent, following 
Nuttall, memorate Dr. Francis nemcie an English physician, 
but was named, as recorded in the Solander MSS., “in honorem 
Dni. Guil. Clifton, armigero, Justitiarus Flori de occidentalis (Chief 
Justice of West Florida) Lon hane inter alia specimina ad Dnum J. 
Ellis armig. e Florida m: One or two points pees with 
the orien of — interesting plant, although not of much import- 
ance, may a ni 
Mr. Savpant says it ‘was probably introduced into English 
