ON THE FLORA OF SOUTH BEDFORDSHIRE. 175 
isostemonous flowers with P. Emodi, the new plant is otherwise as 
distinct from that species as from the American one. e leaves 
have a curiously subulate-toothed pais and quite shallow lobes. 
WV’ Podophyllum pleianthum, sp. nov.—Caule erecto glaberrimo 
pruinoso 9-pollicari, foliis sterilibus Padivalinis solitariis caulinis 
binis crassiusculis glaberrimis supra lete viridibus lucidis subtus 
pallidioribus sublucidis centrice v. snboent¥ios peltatis chess 
palmatim 6-8 lobatis lobis late triangulatis acuminatis vix quintam 
diametri partem squantibus nervis supra impressis 5 babes s promi- 
nentibus margine arnt subulato-denticulatis pedalibus petiolis 
pruinosis squilongis, floribus inter folia are pee nascentibus 
ebracteatis Bain quinis pendulis odor tridum exhalan 
tibus s diametro 3} pollicaribus pedicels bipollicaribus 
superne cava: peepee faltis, sepalis adpressis ovato-ellipticis 
acutiusculis pruinosis venosis 14-16 lin. longis 7-9 lin. latis (inte- 
rioribus paulo latioribus) cnitea te fecundatione tantum deciduis, 
petalis oblongis acutis brevissime unguiculatis apicem versus 
undulato-denticulatis nervis anastomosantibus percursis sordide 
sanguineo-rubris 18-19 lin. longis, staminum 6 petalis plus duplo 
reviorum antheris adnatis valvula longitudinali utrinque dehis- 
centibus filamentis equilongis connectivo ultra loculos in apic 
obtusum lineam longum producto, ovario oblongo stylo crassiusculo 
Se ae peltato cristato coronato filamenta tantum squante, 
indefinitis circ. 6-seriatis. 
th bambuseto impeditissino, ad septentrionem oppidi Tam-sui, 
ins. Formos, amico T. Watters, Aprili mense a. 1881 jam ineunte, 
ex inopinato bheenit (Herb. rime n. 21697.) 
ON THE FLORA OF SOUTH BEDFORDSHIRE. 
By James SaunpDERs. 
(Continued from p. 75). 
Prunus spinosa Li. 
P. insititia L.—Local. Barton. Sharpenhoe. 
P. Avium L. 
P. Padus .—Luton Hoo Park, probably planted. 
Spirea Ulmaria L. 
S. Filipendula L.—Doubtless indigenous on the grassy slopes 
of the Chiltern Hills, bee ere it grows with Anemone Pulsatilla 
Spiranthes bbe 
Agrimonia Eupatori 
Piven Sanguisor ba L.— sp arenpuere on railway banks. 
Alchemilla arvensis Scop. A. vulga 
Potentilla F'ragariastrum Ehrh. ?. Tor mentilla Scop. 
I sec ms L. P. Anserina L. 
(P. argentea L.—Occurs at East Hyde, just over the county 
border in the extreme sou 
Comarum palustre L. Rare. Flitwick Marsh. 
