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field by railway below Nannerch. The flowers frequently ro a 
small incision towards the base of the corolla tube; this 
evidently the work of some insect which systematically visits the 
flowers for pace Sometimes the perforation is lower down than 
usual, and extends through the calyx also. I am inclined to 
believe ie: pelfortilisntiten often occurs in the absence of insect 
visitors. Out of several flowering sprays which I gathered prior 
my 
room for some days, the may. sppeeen to set seed.—G. ger- 
mamca Willd. The Graig, Trem 
Menyanthes trifoliata L. ia 4 in quantity ; swamp be- 
tween Gwern and Talwrn Glas, at about 1050 ft. In North Wales, 
Ffa gorsedd, as it is commonly known, is held in great repute on 
account of its cigs medicinal virtue 
Cynoglossum officinale L. The Graig, Tremei rchion. 
Symphytum officinale L. By the t Brook above Pont 
Bleiddyat by chapel between Sarn Mill pe Waen Dymarch, 
Nannerch ; between Greenfield and Glany don. 
i Anchusa sempervirens L. Roadside entering Holywell from 
ryn 
*Myosotis 5 ene L. rg Along the Clwyd from 
Rhuddlan to Pont Ryffudd, Sept. 1909. Appears to be a very 
local species in oe county. 
_Echium vulgare L. On limestone by the lake below Ysceifiog. 
olanum rostratum Dunal. A number of plants on furnace 
OP ie close to Mostyn Quay, Sept. 1909.—S. nigrum L. On 
furnace refuse by Mostyn Iron Works 
*Lycopersicum esculentum Mill. Waste ground near railway, 
f Mold. 
yoscyamus niger L. A number of examples were observed 
about Foel Farm, near Cwm, at Liverpool Botanical Society 
excursion in July 1909. About the farm below w Dyserth Castle, 
Day & A, A. D.; one example near Mostyn Quay, 1909. A single 
kinds. Are the viscid hairs of the henbane merely to protect 
the flower from unwelcome honey-stealers, as appears e 
case = Szlene nutans, or do they indicate a possible insectivorous 
habit 
Ver ies cum Thapsus L. Bank adjoining and north of Pades- 
wood Station ; Ne fine on islandin Elwy, Day ; about oe North 
Hend dre Lead Mine and the lime works; on limestone wood 
i sie 
nerch; road near B: Bella, Tremeirchion ; between Mostyn 
sak tedden: betw: pes Leeswood Hall and Bye es Station ; wall 
by road east of Tower, Mold.—Z. ror (: cau. Cou 
