120 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
ROMUS INTERRUPTUS Druce (p. 67). — I may add Dorset to the 
ee distribution of this plant, having found it in so 
quantity in a field of sainfoin between Edmonsham and Verwood 
parte in 1902. With regard to its nomenclature, if the Bromus 
is to rank as a species, I think Mr. Druce ought to have the credit 
of naming it. Miss Barnard was an acute botanist, but I doubt if 
she had ny. intention of issuing her grass as a new species; and 
Mr. Watson’s descriptive remar ks are qualified by his statement 
that the cone Ie e of the Bromus “are simply examples of B. mollis, 
with the pedicels and spikelets much shortened, and the panicle thus 
rendered more close and compact.” The iste by specimens 
is modified at once by the publication in the Report of a criticism 
which see it out as a mere variety.—Hpwarp I". Linton. 
[ ublish Mr. Linton’s note, but it has always seemed to us 
that icolacount is out of place in discussing questions of nomen- 
clature. Whatever name may be adopted, ‘Mr. Druce will always 
be entitled to the ‘‘credit’’ of having observed the plant inde- 
pendently, and of having elaborated its ; history; - and this he would 
have even if it be shown that the plant had been duly named and 
described in some overlooked publication.—Ep. Journ. Bor.] 
TRioLIuM REPENS var. TownseNpu (see Journ. Bot. 1863, 216; 
1864, 1 et 13). — The Rey. Sir George H. Cornewall, of Moccas 
Court, near Hereford, lately gave’ me a sheet of specimens of 
clover with bright deep Stee steeds ee he had Senge in 
June, last year, in a meadow o Moceas Park. It seemed to 
me to be 7'r ifolium repens Li. var. a ileal “Bab. ., and I ant the 
specimens to Mr. F. Townsend and to Mr. A. Bennett, who confirm 
the name. The locality, which I hope to visit again this year, is 
very far from any portion of the ee, and no plants have been 
there ne from the Scilly Isles.— BickHaAM. 
pumEToRUM Wh, & N., var. RADULIFORMIS, nov. var.—Stem 
aptacas: shortly pubescent, with some patent hairs and crowded 
ties subequal stalked glands. Prickles subequal, penton rather 
broadly ovate-acuminate, with fair ly tei point, and pocorn 
or cordate base, and stalk about one-third of its length. Panicle 
strongly developed, somewhat irregular, with corymbose many- 
flowered top, and usually several distant, racemose or subracemose 
branches below; rachis and pedicels more or less felted, with 
moderately long hair, me sunken a stalked or . glands, 
other dese 
the almost complete absence of acicles and intermediate arms, and 
in the abundant ¢ ae <A ml glands on stem, rachis, peduncles, 
and sepals. Nea briflorus Purchas, and to R. tuberculatus 
Bab. ; ; but distinguished & facil the former by the colour of its flowers, 
and by the more regular panicle; and from the latter by the long 
