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the var. alpigena Fries is still recognized, it is difficult, or rather 
‘impossible, to understand on what ground the same name can be 
applied to another variety of the same species. 
The Report is published by Messrs. James Parker & Son, 
Oxford, price 2s.—Ep. Journ. Bor.] 
situation, with care to secure representative roots, leaves, and 
ruit. The specimen @ been repeatedly examined a om- 
grow on the Continent. A few certainly agree fairly well with 
one or other of them, and a larger proportion can be named more 
or less uncertainly ; but in the majority of cases puzzling cross- 
affinities are found to obtain, so that the plants cannot be allotted 
to any named variety, and sometimes not even to a particular 
section. The best that can be said of many of these tomophyllus 
from either of the other segregates.— Jam Yes, well 
marked ; but would it not be better to subordinate it to R. Bore- 
Tus 88 var. tomophylius (Jord.) Towns. as was d Mr 
ne . 
Townsend in Journ. Bot, ? (1900, 301]. R. Boreanus and tomo- 
phyllus are connected by many intermediat forms, and are not 
even subspecifically distinet.—J. A. WHELDon. 
- AcRIS L. subsp. Bormanus f. RECTUS Rouy et Fouc. = 
R. rectus Boreau (pro specie). Pastures near Axbridge, North 
Somerset, June 28th, 1907. This form is rather common about 
Bristol, ranking in frequency next to tomophyllus, as far as can be 
plant grows’ in sand, peat, .or similar loose soil, its root must 
obviously be liable to deflection by obstructions in its path, and 
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