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H. J. RiDDELSDELL. " This is probably the var. pusilla, Bab. of 

 V. cafiina, L. The plant should be watched, and earlier and later 

 examples taken." — E. S. Gregory. "To those who wish to cite a 

 definite name for this plant V. cmiiiia^ Hayne, is certainly correct. 

 The figure is good, and Hayne says Schrader intended to describe 

 it under the name ericetorum, an intention he never fulfilled, so 

 that it is straining citation to write V. ericetorum^ Schrad., for a 

 combination he never made. We may quite safely write F. canhia, L. 

 emend. Hayne, which is much earlier than some other names which 

 have been suggested. The habitat for V. canina, ' in apricis,' cited 

 by Linnaeus, eliminates the woodland species V. sylvestris and 

 Biviniana, which Linnaeus, so far as synonymy goes, may have 

 aggregated with this plant." — G. C. Druce, 



Viola ca7iina x stagnina. [Ref. No. 3753.] Woodwalton Fen, 

 Hunts, v.-c. 29, June 5, 1912. Named on the spot by Mrs E. S. 

 Gregory. The stagnina — parentage was very clear ; perhaps the other 

 factor is the var. crassifolia of V. ca7ii7ta, which seems to be the pre- 

 vailing form in this locality. A very handsome hybrid. — E. S. Mar- 

 shall. " Evidently an intermediate or hybrid between V. canina and 

 V. staqnina^ — E. S. Gregory. 



F. hirta^ L., C?) var. proper a^ Gil lot. Puckham Wood, v.-c. 33, 

 April 10, 1912. A form which may belong to inconcinna, Briq., 

 but seems nearer projjera. I found also a small quantity of good 

 inconci7ina. — H. J. Riddelsdell. " We certainly have here the small 

 leaves, large flowers with broad sepals characteristic of var. propera^ 

 but the branched underground stem denotes some admixture of 

 F. odorata^ — E. S. Gregory. "I think this may pass, the sepals of 

 my own specimens are about 2mm. wide." — G. C. Druce. 



Viola epipsila^ Ledeb. Quintrell Downs, near Newquay, West 

 Cornwall, v.-c. 1, May and July 1912. This will probably be found 

 to be as common in Cornwall as V. palustris. I have found it in both 

 vice-counties. — C. C. Vigurs. " Correct." — E. S. Gregory. " Yes ; 

 I so named the fresh specimens sent me by Dr Vigurs." — G. C. Druce. 



Viola epipsila, Ledeb. [Ref. No. 4795.] Burghfield, Berks, May 

 1912. Flowers to supplement the fruiting plants sent last year. 

 In this stage the plants are practically glabrous, and T was afraid the 

 character which chiefly separates it from palustris had broken down, 

 but I brought a few roots home and placed them in a cool house, 

 when within a month the later leaves had the veins and peduncles 

 hairy. I may add that I have also found F. epipsila near Omagh, 

 in Co. Tyrone, and near Silchester, in N. Hants. Only F. palustris 

 was noticed in Forfar, Perth E. and M., Dumfries, Linlithgow, 



