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found it also on the otlior aide of tho Avon, bolow 

 Batliford, and says that it occurs in sovoral places 

 not far apart. He remarks that it grows chiefly 

 on Urtica dioica, but also on a great many other 

 • plants besides those mentioned, namely, Sym- 

 phytum, Ne2)eta, AohiMea, Sparganium, Scrophularia, 

 and Bpilobimn hirsutum. Mr. Burr's stations are 

 I'ust outside our area. However, a week or two 

 later, specimens on the large nettle were brought 

 to me by Mr. J. C. House, who also had gathered 

 them on the river bank, but some miles lower 

 down, at Hanliam, Gr, It is probable, therefore, 

 that the Cuscuta occurs at intervals in tho Avon 

 valley, and may have a fairly extensive range. 



Mentha. Note communicated by Mr. D. Fry. 



8inco the publication in 1883 of Part III. of the 

 " Mora," containing the Labiatse, some important 

 additions to our records referring to the genus 

 Men tha have been made, by the discoveiy of the 

 following species, at the localities noted bolow. 



Mentha Fiporita, Huds. S. Clcvodou. Woollard. 

 Worle Hill. 



The Clevedon plant is var. yS. vulgaris. Sole : that 

 from Woollard appears intermediate between var. a. 

 officinalis, Hull, and var. fi, having the elongated 

 leaves of the former variety with tho capitate 

 spikes of the latter. The plant from Worle Hill 

 presents some marked divergences from either of 

 the two varieties of If. Fiperita, Huds., as at 

 present recognised in the British flora ; and as 

 several leading botanists, who have seen speci- 

 mens, are unable to say under what variety they 



