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Galium Mollugo, L., var. [Ref. No. 1301.] Railway bank near 

 Tintern, v.-c. 34, June 14, 1912. — H. J. Riddelsdell. 



Galium Mollugo, L., var. [Ref. No. 1310.] Rocky pasture above 

 Lancaut, v.-c. 34, June 1912. This form seems common about the 

 neighbourhood. In the above locality it was small and prostrate. 

 Plants growing by the railway near* the tunnel between Tintern and 

 Tidenham (also now sent to the Club [Ref. No. 1301]) were larger 

 and nearly erect. A similar form was found growing on a wall below 

 St Briavel's [Ref. No. 1306] at c. 600 ft. I believe they are all a 

 variety {1 Baker i, Syme) of G. Mollugo, with narrow leaves, and all 

 four to six weeks earlier than the type in coming into bloom. — 

 H. J. RiDDELSDKLL. "Probably 1310 is an erectum form. Freyn 

 named a similar plant from The Parks, Oxford, G. Mollugo, var. 

 erectum, Beck. It is an interesting form, worthy of further study. 

 1301 and 1306 may belong to Bakeri^ — G. C. Druce. 



Galium Mollugo, L., var. [Ref. No. 1306.] Wall near St Briavel's, 

 v.-c. 34, June 16, 1912. — H. J. Riddelsdell. "Yar. Bakeri, Syme. 

 In Somerset I find that it flowers two or three weeks before the type, 

 and about as early as G. erectum^ — E. S. Marshall. 



Galium % erectum, Huds. [Ref. No. 1309.] Near Freams Farm, 

 Cranham, v.-c. 33, July 9, 1912. I believe it is this species rather 

 than a Mollugo form.' — H. J. Riddelsdell. "I believe so." — E. S. 

 Marshall. "Probably, but one would like to have seen it in fruit." 

 — G. C. Druce. 



Galium uliginosum, L. Oughton Head Common, Hitchin, Herts, 

 June and Aug. 1912. — J. E. Little. 



Sherardia arvemsis, L., var. 7naritima, Griseb. Cultivated ground 

 near Hitchin, Herts, June and Sept. 1912. Intermixed with type, in 

 fair abundance. Is it found in other inland counties 1 — J. E. Little. 

 " Yes, it would be interesting to see if the character of obsolete calyx- 

 teeth is retained in culture. It occurs in Oxfordshire, <fec." — G. C. 

 Druce. 



Valerianella olitoria. Poll., var. lasiocarpa, Reichb. Chalky bank 

 on Chilterns above Princes Risborough, Bucks, May and June, 1912. 

 — F. L. Foord-Kelcey. " The fruits sent to me are quite glabrous, but 

 for a few hairs at the apex; only type, I should say." — E. S. Mar- 

 shall. " My specimens have a few hairs on the fruits, but at the best 

 it is but a feeble variety." — G. C. Druce. ^ 



Aster novi-helgii, L. f?) In marshes, thickets near the railway 

 loop-line, Wolvercote, Oxon, Sep. 1912. Originally brought with 



