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flowers were produced. Probably, judging from the crowded associa- 

 tions of very young plants, many fascicles are aided by the parent 

 plant in their new start in life. The base of the ascending shoot 

 becomes covered with sand, or with that and "slime," and then most 

 of the fascicles on it take root. The smallest distributed were pro- 

 duced separately from the parent, i.e. from scattered fascicles. On 

 November 2nd, I was able to send Mr Cryer some rooted fascicles, still 

 attached to the parent shoots, so that the help given by the parent 

 is beyond doubt. — D. Lumb. 



Sagina ciliata, Fries, forma. [Ref. No. 678.] West Barnes 

 Lane, Merton, Surrey, June 12, 1912. This differs from the usual 

 form of S. ciliata, Fries, in that the sepals ultimately spread like 

 those of S. apetala, L., with which species it grew. By the habit, 

 outer sepals pointed, &c., this plant is *S'. ciliata, Fries, but the sepals, 

 spreading at length, recalls S. apetala, L. — C. E. Britton. "The 

 strongly ciliate leaves apparently indicate S. filicaulis, Jord., but I 

 have no example for comparison." — J. A. Wheldon. " Surely under 

 apetala and not ciliata by its sepals, &c." — C. E. Salmon. "Probably 

 a form of >S'. apetala.'' — G. C. Druce. 



Saghia Reuteri, Boiss. Sand dunes. High town, S. Lanes., v.-c. 59, 

 Aug. 1912. A form with very spinose leaves, resembling S. apetala, 

 var. spinom, Fenzl. The short pedicels, and calyx not spreading 

 (until after the capsules dehisce), appear to keep it separate from 

 that. — J. A. Wheldon. 



Spergularia rupestris, Lebel. Rolley, Biver Gannel, Newquay, 

 West Cornwall, v.-c. 1, July 2, 1912.— C. C. Vigurs. "Yes ; Rouy 

 & Foucaud name it (Fl. Fr., iii., 305) Lebeliana, because there is an 

 earlier S. rupestris, Dietr., but as that is a South American Areiiaria 

 there is no adequate reason for changing Lebel's original name, even 

 for his later rupicola.'^ — G. C. Druce. " Of the four plants on my 

 sheet, two are normal ; the others are lax and straggling, with leaves 

 twice as long, but the seeds are all alike. Why Rouy went out of 

 his way to coin a new name (S. Lebeliana) I cannot understand." — 

 E. S. Marshall. " Yes ; our most beautiful species." — C. E. Salmon. 



Spergularia rupestris, Lebel, var. glahrescens, Lebel. Headland, 

 Newquay, West Cornwall, v.-c. 1, Oct. 1912. On dry cliffs. — C. C. 

 YiGURS. " Although the leaves are glabrescent the rachis is 

 glandular, but perhaps it may pass." — G. C. Druce. "I am glad to 

 see this variety, which I had never been able to find ; but the 

 specimen is poor." — E. S. Marshall. " I suppose so, but my speci- 

 men is rather fragmentary." — C. E. Salmon. 



