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rather shorter. Labellum yellow, 1 line long, thick, hollowed 
above and thickened at the point, attached to the column, near the 
end and above the junction of the sepals, by a short claw. Column 
free for 1 line, adnate to the lateral sepals for 1 line. Wing of 
column having one tooth close to the anther, and below it a 
globular gland-like swelling (possibly abortive anthers). A small 
globular rostellum far back in the deeply sunk stigmatic chamber, 
below the overhanging pollinia. Pollen-masses 2, globular, 
cohering, not furrowed. 
ochilus eriochilus, sp.n.— Stems very short, forming a 
dense patch. Leaves linear, thick, channelled, acuminate, spotted, 
from 14 to 24 in. long. Peduncle filiform, reaching 4 in. long, 
out six white flowers on pedicels of about } in. Sepals 
h 
glands, and on each side on each lateral lobe four glands, one much 
large n the others, and clavate. The basal projection one and 
a half the length of the other portion of the column. Caudicle 
long, three times the diameter of a pollen-mass. 
ay plants have been found at the Tweed River, New South 
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Growra or Lycopoprum (p. 122).—The peculiarity in the mode 
of growth of L. alpinum, noted by Mr. Mennell in Wales, was last 
year observed by me to occur in another species, viz., L. clavatum. 
: : : b 
This was on the si 
Wastwater and the coast. The rings were of various shapes, some 
being nearly perfect circles, others almost the shape of the ‘‘ club” 
in ordinary playing-cards. The appearance was so peculiar that I 
went a considerable distance out of my course to ascertain 
cause.—Prrcy H. Grimsnaw. 
Utex Garin 
that Ulex Gallii Planch, is “ not given in the Dorset Flora. 
as 
U. nanus Sm. is prevalent on the heaths. Mr. Linton fails to see 
that my contention is not as to the prevalence of one species over 
the other, but, whether or not Ulex Gallii is omitted in my Flora. 
I will not trouble you with any remarks on Mr. Linton’s contention 
