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the locality; and the specimen was no doubt a weather-worn 
H. vulgatum, with the involucre denuded of hair and down by a wet 
and smoky climate. Milium efusum L., w. Ne I see stands on my 
oA, 
Lees, p. 47, published in 1878, was an error. ame Summary 
may be found recorded Anthriscus —— Bernh 24), Pale 
aurita L., es - Caprea Li. (p ; ¢ reco 
3 rds in what 
summary of the previous Reports of +e Locality Besoed Club 
Messrs. Wheldon and Wilson appear to have overlooked. Saponaria 
officinalis Li. and Senecio saracenicus oth grew in some quantity 
and well- established on or near the north bank of the raptie ae 
just beyond the Redscar Woods from Preston, the former frin 
the banks or hanging over the water in abundance; abe vas in 
1878-75.—E. F. Linton 
SpHacnumM MeDIuM.—To the list of stations given on p. 3 m 
added White Moss, West Lancashire, where Mr. Albert Wilson and 
I had the pleasure of finding it last year. We are indebted to 
Mr. H. N. Dixon for the determination of the specimens.—J. A. 
WHELDoN. 
Scua@nus FERRUGINEUS.— This plant, recorded from Loch Tum- 
mel, in Perthshire, on the authority of specimens collected by myself 
in1884 (see Journ. Bot. wi 219, 289, t. 261), las since disappeared 
from that locality. Whe led the Perthshire naturalists to the 
spot some years ago, =p a& aed was to be seen. It was very 
abundant in 1884,—James Bresyer. 
Impatiens Royter (p. 50).—I found this species on Sept. 28, 1888, 
a Piitiaee Wood, Fremington parish, North Devon :—plant robust, 
t. high; leaves opposite, whorled in threes, or alternate ; 
sate pale rose- olay with a short spur; not near any house or 
n. A some 
ae Illu str. Himal. p. 151, t. 28, f. 2; non Arn. in 
Judgi a only from the title-pages of the books 
cited, Arnott’s I. glandulifera seems the older ; = par for this 
reason, that of Royle has been superseded, and the name J. 
adopted. On further investigation the case turns ond otherwise. 
The title- gn of Hook. Com mp. Bot. Mag. vol. i. bears the date of 
appeared in January, 1835 
maintained. Impatiens tae ae (1836) 
without a name, for the synonym I, cornigera Hook. (1852), 
