916 _ SHORT NOTES. 
as the two willows are nearly allied, and often occupy the same 
localities I know no reason why the —s should in fact be 
the case 
SHORT NOTES. 
ZannicHeuia. — In the account of this genus, by Herr L. 
Schlegel, in the new edition of Hartman’s Skand. Flora, two 
characters are mentioned, which seem to have escaped notice here. 
After 26 dein out that all ¢ the Scandinavian species are included 
under the name Z. palustris L. (Sp. Plant. ed. 1), the genus is 
os into the sections, as follows :—* Stigma papillose; nuts 
tapering at both ends, = Z. major Boenn. :—** Stigma smooth; 
nuts oahdea at both ends, including Z. pedunculata Reich. and 7 
upper surface; while it is stated to be ie papille in the other 
of OEY eee The characters founded Be the shape of the nuts 
(pointed out by Fries) are quite confirmed by the rather ennaaiand 
British eamples’ in my collection; although the difference is not 
easily are arent, in the dry state at all events, unless the nuts be 
conta ss . Bersy. 
Peace corpata Desy.—In connection with the Rey. R. P. 
e entific 
Haussknecht paren that he found this species thoroughly wild in 
the forests of the Pindus range. To illustrate the way in which 
plants are sometimes classed as non-native on the authority of 
to refer to Hooker’s Student’s Flora, ed. iii. p. 12, where Helleborus 
pesca is said to be “not well established north of the Mediterranean 
n, Ball.”” Now Mr. Hanbury and myself have both seen it in 
Kent, in spots where we could have no doubt whatever of its wild- 
ness, and in considerable quantity ; and Mr. W. W. Reeves peed 
me word of a wood, some five acres in extent, which was qui 
with “ .-—Epwarp §. SHALL, 
[There can, F think, ‘be be no doubt as to the wildness of H. 
viridis in woods and hedge-bottoms near Wy: — 
Eb. Joon bon) dge- Wycombe, Bucks 
PonyeaLa oxyPTeRA Reichb.—The striking form of this plant 
from the Tain sandhills, icorded on pp. 109—110, is same 
identified by Prof. Hanssknecht, hs var. collina, Reichb., Ic. Crit., 
t. 23, f. 46. He is also of | sedge 
spec ecimens now ‘ioe in my guren 
type. I correct the mi 
te 
ken opinion, for which Mr. Hanbury was in no sense hiedatcthe: 
had not seen specimens.—Epwarp §. Marsnatz. 
