NOTE—BOTANY. 
on’s ie of ages tah —In the June issue of ‘The 
enn 
criticisms on my recently sablistied mberland.’ Serious illness 
has prevented me from replying to his strictures until to-day, Mr. Ben 
ies which, in his opinion 
und plac oe me take these plants in the order sdantod by my 
friendly ne as follo 
alg ba eiyexphylus. Fagor Seats Keswick (Winch, Contributions 
to the pee of Cum and). Thi ne of Hutchinson's History of 
Cumber aad Tocalities Shorty after 7 first: commenced to take preparatory 
rity 
Notes, about i pis s ago, I discovered that Hutchinson 
as to wa cs eme ely unreliable,-and I therefore declined, for 
the Holy ae om to Si them, unless supported by modern confirmation. 
In addition to this, the localities indic aa, though divided only by a comma, 
are in reality thirty miles apart, and this fact ad my mistrust. 
have erred by c¢ ing my doubts a little too far. 
Potentilla v Wood. Contributed also from Hutchinson, 
Here, again, uncertainty was accentuated by divergence of the views praeeta 
tained by 1S etent authoritie nk Woods there are 
any in our he is the i ve a o Mr. 
Bennett's c mehding sentence I heartily say Am mu ave the 
sie eatios ihoident to old age Fabia any p awh rock 
Statice Avs In Top. Botany, P- 341, Mr. Watson tae? it for ~ 
Cumberland, Heysh sp.’ Here the question arises which Heysham is 
meant, the old doctor, or his as . C. Heysham, subsequently Micros of 
Carlisle, some of whose notes, itten on tin slips of. paper, are in my 
possession. Where was the eferred to gathered? In this con- 
nection I happen to k where a collection of plant of the Statice family 
exists, Mick ga athered in Cumberland, but on th arte — f th lway 
in the county eg Ki rkcudbright, which sees not a Store en named, 
ex domesticus. Hutchinson ag ter vers ago I found. 
amples ex maritimus (Golden Cae Maryport, and I found 
ex les of Rumex 
another at the same station a fortnight ago, w wien I failed to ides ti A to my 
i t was, re ii, a little too young. The m ‘Try 
again,’ must be put in practice 
yera Aes This species will “rab to Sree ac Fy a on the high 
r. 
t it has been noted rtd 
‘Cumberland, Bab. MS. Top. Bota By Be 38S 
He crepant doctores, whose difficulties I a 
little prepared to solve. Cogie to treat only of the two watts 
mentioned in the volume, inasmuch as, apart from £. palustris, all the other 
helle oy I have noticed, with a solitary exception, may be referred to 
Ep tpactis violacea. 
is another illustration of discr 
ed lve. I have 
Pota ‘on Zisii Roth. With regard to this species, I accept with 
Backs. Mr pik ti explanation, confirmed as it is by the naming of 
Mr. Bailey. 
tes experience lio ape fern insets on the humorous, 
3 Shs ~ and r my ey! r the stations men- 
that they were al Me the aiaining county of 
hrough what I had inad- 
arvohity Se 
am s cet geet to Mr. Bennett for the pains he has been 
~ ly os ‘better way.’—-W™M. Hopeson, A.L.S., Werkiiatre, 
pointing gute 
‘21st July 
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