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oblique adscendentibus, caule brevioribus, supra ramis’ supremis 
aphyllus. Folia ¢ pe — nodiis naswdaee oponet lanceolata, 
vel lanceolata, als btusa, superiora interdum apicem paulo 
attenuata, crenato ‘dentate, dentibus eet fi ose glabre, 
nigro-virides, — oe paribus infimis, foliis caulinis simili- 
bus, triangulares, in apicem paulo producte, calycem superantes, 
dentibus Falerinsibns Seinicigiilanitetp minus profundis, ad apicem 
ractee gradatim sed paulo decrescentibus, superioribus remotis, 
brevibus, adpressis. Calyx minor taint ae argine, minime scabrida, 
glaberrimus. Corolla 1°5 em. longa, tubo recto, dente labit superiorts 
minimo —* albo vel seca iolaceo,* labio inferiore paulo 
patente, superiori wave adpresso, itaque fauce fere aperta. Stylus 
émim curvatus, Semina ala eotenhenncoen, 0-1 cm. lata predita. 
Floret — mense Majo et J ef 
Our author remarks: ie pce already pointed out in Oesterr. 
Bot. Zeit, p. 299 (1895), that Linné certainly — this segregate 
under his R. Crista Galli, but that he also comprehended under 
this name another segregate karabanty A, Alector Sophiee, or perhaps 
a. major), and (e.g. in Fl. lappon. p. 248) expressly stated that he 
combined both under one name, and would not undertake to separate 
them. e are, therefore, not justified in applying this Linnean 
name to the present segregate.’’ With this conclusion I fully agree, 
mainly on the ground that a specific name, to be of any real value, 
Sa The on be at least precise. 
ness !—have rema ine d unnam ed.” ‘Want tof pee forbids my 
occurs in vgreas: abundance.”’ This —- British botanist can con- 
firm from his own experience. It seems to be found throughout 
our islands ; Lhave a specimen collected by Mr. Beeby on firth 
liffs, Un st, There is a boreal form noticed by Sterneck, concerning 
which it may be well to give the following extract :—‘‘I shou 
er—an 
ranched, low- F Raebe stem, lengthened internodes, 
rae elliptic leaves, and bra: is produced into a point, so that 
they often far exceed the flawera. Now, these pega are also 
exhibited by 4. borealis, which is distinguishel only by its ped 
ee 
a “h “% Var. vittulatus G aan 4. 
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