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Polygala oxyptera, Reichb. var. collina, Reich, Ic. 

 Crit., t. 23, f. 46. Coast of Ross-shire. Marshall, 

 Journal of Botany, 1S91, p. 216. Smaller, more 

 compact, etc. 



Silent acaulis, Jacq., var. elongata, Gaud. Druce 

 in Journal of Botany, 1S90, p. 41. Inverness. 



Cerastium semidecandium, L., var. glandulosum, 

 Reich. Druce, Journal of Botany, iSgo, p. 228. 

 Oxford. 



Cerastium articum, Lange, 18S0. A. Bennett, 

 Scot. Nat., 18S5-6, p. 331. This plant, separated 

 from alpinum and latijolium by Lange, has been 

 found in several counties. Sir J. D. Hooker refers it 

 to alpinum. N. C. Brown, in Supp., 3 ed., Eng. 

 Bot. , p. 42, to latifolium. 



Cerastium longirostre, Wicheru. Shetland. Beeby, 

 Scot. Nat., 1SS7-8S. Very large form of tiiviale 

 with long leaves, etc. 



Armaria Lloydii, Jord. Marshall, Journal of 

 Botany, p. S3, 1S87. A form of serpyllifolia, L., 

 stouter, more compact, and with thicker sepals, etc. 



Arenaria gothica, Fries, Mant., 2, pp. 33, 34, 1839. 

 Whitwell, Journal of Botany, 1S89, pp. 314, 354. 

 A. Bennett, Trans. Bot. Soc. Edin. 1S90, p. 252. 

 C. Bailey, Mem. Manchest. Lit. and Phil. Soc, 1890. 

 Yorkshire. A plant closely allied \o A. norvegica and 



A. multicaules, habit of A. serpyllifolia, but flowers 

 very large and star-like. 



Arenaria Boydii, Buch. White in Trans. Bot. 

 Soc. of Edin., vol. 17, p. 33 (18S7). Aberdeen! A 

 doubtful plant, flowers sparingly produced, requires 

 to be again gathered. 



Hypericum pulchrum, L.,var. procumbens, Rostrup. 

 Shetland. Beeby, Scot. Nat., 1887-S8. Creeping, 

 small sparsely-flowered form. 



Geranium sylvaticum, L., var. parviftorum, Blytt 

 Druce, Journal of Botany, 1880, p. 41. Small- 

 flowered form, referred to many years ago by Joseph 

 Woods in the N. of England. 



Geranium sanguineum, L., var. micrantha. B. 

 White, Scot. Nat., p. 321, 1885-S6. Smaller, more 

 procumbent, leaves crowded, flowers small, pedun- 

 cules (usually) 2-flowered, etc. Has not altered 

 under cultivation in Scotland and Surrey. 



Oxalis acetosella, L., var. subpurpurescens, DC. 

 Eng. Bot., 3 ed. .Supp., p. 56. 



Medicago lupulina, L., var. scabra, Gray. Druce, 

 Journal of Botany, 1S90, p. 229. Oxford. 



Trifolium arvense, L., var. prostratum, Lange (var. 

 maritimum, Townsend, Flora, Hants). Hants, etc. 

 Procumbent, heads globose, etc. 



Trifolium dubium, Sibth., var. pygmaum, Soy. Will. 



B. White, Scot. Nat., 1885-86. 



Trifoliicm procumbens, L., var. major, Reich. B. 

 White, Scot Nat., 1883-86. 



Anthyllis vulneria, var. ovata, Bab. Beeby, Scot. 

 Nat., 1888, p. 210. Shetland. 



Anihyllis vulneria, var. maritima, Rich. Eng. 

 Bot., 3 ed., Supp., 1892. 



Vicia cracca, L., var. incana, Thuill. Messrs. 

 Linton, Journal of Botany, 1890, p. 167. 



Lathyrus pratensis, L., var. villosus, Schl. Druce, 

 Journal of Botany, 1S90, p. 41. Inverness. 



Spircea ulmaria, L., var. denudata, Presl. B. 

 White, Scot. Nat., 1SS5-86. Several counties. 



Potentilla anserina, L., var. glabrata, Sond. 

 Druce, Journal of Botany, 1890, p. 229. Oxford. 



Potentilla anserina, L., var. serica, Rich. B. 

 White, Scot. Nat., 1SS5-S6. 



Potentilla maculata, Pour., var. debilis, Rich. B. 

 White, Scot. Nat., 1885-86. 



Potentilla reptans, L., var. microphylla, Tratt. 

 Cambridgeshire. Journal of Botany, 1888, p. 79. 



Potentilla reptans, Zimm. Surrey (Watson), 

 Camb. (Fryer), etc. Beeby, Journal of Botany, 18S8, 

 p. 79. P. Tnrmentilla x procumbens I 



Rosa mollis, Sm., var. glabrata, Fries. Ross, 

 E. F. Linton, Scheutz, Journal of Botany, 1S88, 

 p. 67. 



Rosa canina, L., var. Lintoni, Scheutz (sub-cori- 

 folii) Scheutz, I.e. 



Rosa tomentosa, Sm., var. uncinata, F. A. Lees. 

 Llanfairfechan, Wales. Report of Botanical Record 

 Club, p. 117, 1884-86. 



Rosa Ripartii Deseglise. Nicholson, Journal of 

 Botany, 1886, p. III. Surrey. 



Rosa stylosa, var. pseudo-rusticania, Crep. Rev. 

 M. Rogers, Journal Botany, 1S89, p. 23. Wilts, 

 Devon, Dorset. 



Rubi. Some fifty additional names have been 

 published, principally in the Journal of Botany and 

 Exchange Club Reports : it hardly seems necessary 

 to give the names, as they can only interest a few 

 botanists, and they will know where to seek them. 



Epilobium Lamyi, F. Schultz. Worcester. 

 Towndrow, Journal of Botany, 1885, p. 349. Many 

 counties since. Near tetragonum, but stolons, etc., 

 different. 



Epilobium collinum, Gmel. Perth. Druce, Scot. 

 Nat., 1887-88, p. 330. Some thirty to forty hybrids 

 have been published in the Journal of Botany since 

 1S85, by the Rev. Marshall, only those specially 

 interested in the genus will be likely to require their 

 names. 



Pimpinella major, Huds. , var. rubens, Fleish, and 

 "Sind," Lind meant, I suppose? Druce, Journal of 

 Botany, 1890, p. 229. Oxford. 



sEthusa cy?iapium, L., var. agrestis, Wall. Several 

 counties — a very small, condensed form. 



Galium verum, L., var. littorale, Breb. Norfolk. 

 Arth. Bennett, Journal of Botany, 1881, p. 358. 



Galium palustre, L., var. microphyllum, Lange. 

 Beeby, Scot. Nat., 1887-88. Shetland. 



Scabiosa arvensis, L., var. pinnatifida, Gray, var. 

 integrifolia, Gray. Druce, Journal of Botany, 1890, 

 p. 229. Oxford. 



Hieracium. Over fifty names have been published , 

 some supposed to be endemic forms. Mr. F. J. 



