826 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
watershed between. The plant grows amongst the heath ann ling 
which covers the poor, sandy soil of the district.—F. C. J. Spurnett. 
Eryrar#a Lirroranis X Cxntaurrum.—In a paper ontitled 
“Variations in Erythrea” (Science Gossip, Sept., 1897), I called 
attention to the plant ido to by Mr. C. KE. Sa Imon on page 294, 
ante. Itis very interesting to find that its So — quite 
independently attracted his attention also. Mr. Salm s: ‘The 
flowers were of the greece oe the stem-leaves, howe were 
a ria ape but a How similar my own impres- 
sion was may be seen ra th following extract from the paper 
inenkionun: ‘With the technical characters of HE. littoralis as 
regards relative length of corolla-tube and ides, but with broader 
leaves and general habit of H. Centawrium. The leaves are never 
strap-shaped, but oval-lanceolate.” 1 suggested the possibility of 
its being a hybrid, but deer bed and figured it as F. littoralis var. 
intermedia.—J. A. Wue 
NoMENCLATURE. lias rec wad number of this ie (p. 230), a 
variety of sEiisradiitin anglicum Fr., described by 0 us in the 
ors apeonona sheet to Fasc. vi. Set of British Hier adie Bie quoted 
hough we were joint authors of it. We therefore draw attention 
ished by us in joint productio not ibaa 
described any species or variety ebllautively: Su an - to say 
that sree are only two authorities at present of o me—ti. 
« Linton” (= E. F, inton), and “ W. R. Linton” ; or that in 
Li 
no nite can the ee be pee in a intl gense with our 
consent.—K. F. & W. R. Lin 
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International ec et hd oy Scientific Literature. First Annual Issue. 
M. Botany. ished for the a Council by the 
Royal Society af Tandon, London : Harr rrison & Sons, 45, 
St. Martin’s Lan Vol. I. Part i. 1902 " (fay). 8v0, 
pp. xiv, 878. 
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