78 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
agree with the book-characters of any British form. Mr. Druce, 
who has recently seen an example of this plant, writes that, 
s 
gathered my plant from a small pond where it was abundant, near 
North Cheam, b 
the former Morden Common, some traces of which still exist. 
The most noteworthy features of the Surrey plant are its slender 
habit and the character of the quite mature carpels, which are 
grey-looking and decidedly spinose on both edges, and, to a lesser 
extent, on the sides. Iam afraid it will be necessary to keep an 
open mind, at present, as to whether Zannichellia gibberosa is a 
genuine native of Surrey, as, apart from the character of its habitat, 
it is there associated with a species one does not usually meet with 
by inland waters, namely, Scirpus maritimus.—C. E. Brrrron. 
the Yellow Rattle is well described, and thus the name may be 
cited as clearly defined by Hill, 1.c., and by Hudson (Flora Anglica, 
p. 234 (1762) ), where the generic characters are also given. There 
appears, therefore, to be no sufficient reason to give up the name 
Ehinanthus L. as amended by Hill and Hudson before Haller re- 
named it. inneus was of course to blame for no ing up 
Haller’s name; but this is by no means the only instance of his 
injustice to his botanical rival—G. C. Drucr. 
media, Betula tomentosa, Atriplex deltoidea, are examples of species 
reduced to varietal rank. The species are therefore nearer to the 
and easy than too great segregation. In the ninth edition of the 
London Catalogue, Statice Dodartii (Limonium recurvum) only 
had varietal rank; that, too, was the grade given to itin Hooker’s 
Student’s Flora and by well Syme in the third edition of 
English Botany, therefore I hope Mr. Salmon will excuse my 
following in the old wake. It stands as a full species in my List, 
