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the name ‘alpestre’ has been suggested the Brecon Beacon form 
seems to come nearest (in both leaf and flower) to the Forfar plant 
and Koch’s description of var. a ae intormemate forms also 
occur on several Scotch mountains.’ x © 
SPERMUM CoMMUTATUM Spreng. In a woo ok on flinty soil in 
the ‘thigicbtoactbicgs of Burnham, Bueks, 3 in great sean over ~~ 
three acres. Found by Mr. R. Sperrin.* Gathered by m 
Sept., 1904. A very nr county record, situa as it gone 
the range from Devon and wall so much eastwards. This un- 
expected occurrence a ania a sention local western — led one to 
think it must have been introduced in recen I made 
brushwood, into which I did not penetrate, and was closely pre- 
served. About three years ago the undergrowth was cleared, and that 
the Physospermum has not been introduced since is proved by some 
plants appearing through the bundles of faggots which were then 
ne though on ay flinty soil (the Upper po gravels) Rhamnus 
Frangula grew in it with Eucnymus. In many ag bal the place 
reminded me of the wood at Bodmin where it grows. At present I 
+ ee inclined to think the plant is indigenous there.—G. CuaripGe 
RUCE 
Sanco squaLipus L. var. Letocarpus. Didcot, Berks, June, 
1904. In alt the floras which I have examined the achenes of 
might be a hybrid of s. peiaiens x squalidus. - ag rarely S. vul- 
garis Crosses with squalidus, but I can see no etaante of hybridity 
om t a speci 
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belt between the stations of @tnensis and typicus; it occurs fre- 
quently mixed with both forms. 9. Nias lidus es lokede irre- 
* [On p. 5 the name is printed «‘ W. R. Sherrin.’”"—Ep. face 
