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size as regards flower, and of a more vigorous habit of growth, 

 than those found in drier and sandier situations ; but an excep- 

 tion was met with to this rule, as a few days ago we found a 

 quantity of Corbularias growing on a very damp slope amongst 

 and together with Sphagnum moss, Pinguicula lusitanica, and 

 other marsh plants ; this Corbularia had very slender, rush-like 

 recumbent and twisted leaves, and a flower much paler and 

 smaller than the usual form ; the same plant, exactly identical 

 in size, habit and flower, was growing on a very dry hill-side in 

 very shallow sandy loam. 



On another day, about twenty miles to the north-west of the 

 above locality, we met with the ordinary form growing in 

 immense quantities in a field which had evidently been recently 

 flooded ; the soil consisted of almost pure river sand, and we 

 were surprised to find that many of the plants had two flowers 

 on the same scape. I had seldom seen the two-flowered form 

 till then. 



Cyclamincus. — These began flowering about the first week 

 in February, and are still in flower (April 12). We have met 

 with three new localities for this beautiful species, all near 

 Oporto. 



The original habitat, described and figured by Mr. Ban two 

 years ago, was a striking sight this year ; thousands of the golden 

 blooms carpeted the river bank, mixed with primroses and bushes 

 of the tall white heath {Erica arbor ea). 



Up till the present I have met with the following varieties of 

 cyclamineus : — 



1. A perfectly double-flowered form. The flower resembled 

 that of the common Dutch double Jonquilla, but was larger, and 

 of a greenish yellow, like Telamonius plenus. I found only a 

 single specimen of this, and it has since flowered in the Coimbra 

 Botanic Gardens, still with the double flower. 



2. One or two specimens with the cup double. 



3. Several specimens with two-flowered scapes ; these in 

 cultivation generally revert to the one-flowered form. 



The cups of the flowers in this species vary considerably in 

 form ; some being straight, very slightly crenulated, and not 

 expanded ; whereas in other flowers the cup is decidedly ex- 

 panded, crenulated, and distinctly lobed. I have compared 

 these with plants collected by Mr. Barr in Spain, and find that 



