844 sHdRT Noves. 
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v1. 885. 
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chester, 18272; d. Worth, Sussex, 12th Nov. 1850. ‘ 
Oxon, 1850. F.L. 8., 1847. Transl. Jussieu’s * Elements of 
Botany,’ 1849. Proe. Linn, Soe. ii. 189. 
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SHORT NOTES. 
RYTHREA capitaTa Willd. var. spPH@ROCEPHALA Towns. IN 
reer — While botanising at Durlstone Head, near Swanage, 
early in May, with Messrs. Moyle Rogers and EK. F. Linton, 
I passe ee: plants of a small Hrythrea, which might be either 
the ve or EF. Centaurium var. capitata. Cultivation has pro ved 
pretty to be ‘exnctly what is figured in the Flora of Hants, after this 
Journal. The srg 2 is one in which it might well be expected to 
occur.—Epwarp 8. MarsHa.t. 
PoraMOGETON LANCEOLATUS IN IrELAND.—A few weeks ago, Mr. 
P. B. O'Kelly, of Ballyvaughan. sent me afew specimens of a small 
Potamogeton, which he had gathered in the Cahira River, south of 
Black Head, in the Burren district of Clare. These I showed to 
By friend, Mr. A. G. More, and we agreed that it must be referred 
to P. lanceolatus Smith, although this plant had hitherto been 
found only in North Wales and in the English Fens. On referring 
dete: and m 
the Flora “Of “Ireland; for sitinae recorded as occurring in the 
ounty Down, it is now ce = no reliance can be placed on 
Mr. Orr’s specimens.—H. Levr 
Sourn Hants Puanzs. ees eamore Down i is already noted as the 
plants represented the usual type. I may mention here the oceur- 
rence of two or three brambles which I came across first in 1890, 
when out = a a wale with the Rey. R. P. Murray, and have shen 
again 
Holmsley Bog fi flows towards Surrey. They are Rubus fissus Lindl., 
_ under this 
‘saying it was excellent altheifolius. This is given in the Flora as 
_ Tare, and not occurring in District II. R. rhombifolius is new to 
_ the county, and was named for me by Dr. Focke at the same time 
that he named my bead (Surrey) gathering of this same Lees 5 
put them together as identical, 
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