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Leontodon Leysseri Beck., f. leiolaena Williams. Sand dunes, Birk- 

 dale, S. Lanes., v.-c. 59, Aug. 25, 1913. Sparsely scattered alon^r the 

 coast from Blundellsands to Southport, with the next form ; and 

 probably all the way to Blackpool, as 1 saw both forms at South Shore 

 this year. — J. A. Wheldon. " Yes, but the proper name is L. nudi- 

 caulis Banks, of which I treat it as the type in my List.^' — G. C. 

 Druce. 



Leontodon Leysseri Beck., f. lasiolaena Williams. Sand dunes, 

 Birkdale, S. Lanes., v.-c. 59, Aug. 25, 1913. This is much more 

 abundant on the dunes than the f. leiolaena. Neither form has 

 been recorded for S. Lanes, before. — J. A. Wheldon. 



Leontodon nudicaidis Banks, var. lasiolaena (Bisch.). Grassy cliff 

 tops, Milford-on-Sea, S. Hants, Aug. 1913. — J. Comber. "Yes." — 

 G. C. Druce. 



Taraxacum erythrospermnm Andrz. Links, Monifieth, v.-c. 90, 

 June 22, 1913. — R. and M. Corstorphine. " Yes." — C. E. Salmon 

 and E. S. Marshall. " Yes, the T. laevigatum DC. (Teste Handel- 

 Mazzetti.") — G. C. Druce. 



Taraxacum spectabile Dahlst. [Ref. No. 9397.] Root froui 

 Teesdale, Durham, ex Bort. Druce, where it seeds well and comes 

 true, but much increasing in size. These are seedlings from the 

 original plant. — G. C. Druce. " My sheet contained leaves only. A 

 few scapes would have been acceptable." — C. E. Salmon. 



Taraxacum halticum Dahlst. See Rep. 1912, p. 166. Menmarsh, 

 Oxon, May 1913. Very rare. Members must be content with a 

 meagre supply. When out of flower it is very inconspicuous owing to 

 its narrow sub-simple leaves, and its growing in very wet places. 

 It was curious to see it was restricted to ground below flood level, and 

 in some years is nearly always in or under water.— G. C. Druce. 



So7ichus arvensis L., var. ylabrescens G. G. and W. Cultivated 

 fields, Walton, S. Lanes., v.-c. 59, Sept. 7, 1913. New to Lancashire. 

 As seen growing together under the same conditions, there was a 

 marked difference in the habit of this var. and var. ylandulosus Coss. 

 and Germ. The latter, which is our common form in Lancashire, is 

 taller, of a darker green, and with smaller heads of flowers. It was 

 quite easy to select either form before it was near enough to show the 

 clothing of the phyilaries and pedicels. One or two examples of var. 

 laevipes also occurred, these having the same habit as var. ylabrescens, 

 of which they are either a form or hybrid. — J. A. Wheldon. " Yes, 

 good examples." — G. C. Druce. " Yes, this is var. laevipes G. and G, 

 An uncommon variety in England," — C. E, Salmon, 



