362 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
These Sussex specimens differed, however, in that all had good 
A ie and = divided the plants sent into two bundles, labelling 
one, ‘‘These are most like the primary h mat , going nearer to 
—- beealgae) than to bahusiensis Phactélay * "Of the other he 
said, ‘‘All in this cover are S. bahusiensis Fr. var. danica Fr. 
mark, ri y 
found nowadays, but only second hybrids, returning to the 
parents.” There is a specimen of L. Neumani in the Copenhagen ~ 
Herbarium, where Gelert has titaBl it as a variety of S. Behen 
is summer I was able to examine a portion of the Rasaichive 
coast near Fareham—where W. L. Notcutt sixty years ago found 
some plants (now in Hb. Watson at Kew) that I felt sure must be 
of hybrid origin. It was satisfactory to be able to verify this from 
living plants, for L. Newmani was seen in some abundance, growing 
with the parents, for some distance along the shore, under some- 
a similar conditions as at Bosham. 
would seem that this hybrid is not of very rare occurrence ; 
it should certainly be looked for wherever the two parents grow 
together ; it is fairly easily separated when growing, but, like many 
dried. : 
gr 
hybrids, hard to define and difficult to recognize when 
onium NEUMANI 
L. humile Mill. x . vulyare M 
Statice rariflora Drejer! FI. on Hafn. 121 (1838) (pro etd 
46) 
S. bahusiensis Fr. var. danica Fr. Sum. Veg. Scan. 200 (18 
(pro parte). 
‘The following is a description of plants selected as being fairly 
Bpecies 
intermediate between the two parents ; forms closer to each 
also occur 
Scapus ‘ab imo vel juxta apice ramosus, imequalissimus, nune 
corymbosus nune paniculatus; spice sepe laxe incurvate et recurve — 
in eodem specimine ; spicule contigue, sed non dense imbricata ; spice 
a bracteis ster = sepe interrupte ; styli staminibus breviores vel 
longiores ; }etala nunc emarginata nunc integra. 
‘Plant abalt 10: in. high or less. Leaves pinnately- veined, usually 
of the elliptic-lanceolate humile shape. Scape rather sle nde er, sub- 
angular or subterete, branched from base or near the middle, or 
nly. Branches remarkably irregular, now forming a panicle, 
now corymbose, erect or spreading, or even patent-arcuate. Branch- 
lets often with empty bracts. Spikes shorter than those of humile 
and longer than those of vulgare, erecto-patent, straight or flexuous, 
interrupted with empty bracts. Outer bract 1-1} lines long, as in 
vulgare. Middle bract 1-13 lines long, as in vulgare, but sometimes 
shorter than outer. lmeee bract 12-2} lines long, as in humile, 
Calyx slightly tinged with purple of humile type, but less hairy, 
Styles shorter or longer than stamens. Petals emarginate or entire 
Fruit formed here ‘and there, but many barren shrivelled Ses 
present, 
