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Sept., 1892. — C. Cotton. Leaves very sliglitly compound, between 

 coriifolia and Watsoni — J. G. B. 



Fi/rus Aria, Sm. "Differing towards latifolia, Syme." Night- 

 ingale Valley, Clifton, Som., June, 1892. — Mrs. Lomax. In 

 what way do these specimens differ in the direction of latifolia f 

 The nervation is just that of ^n«, the tomentum of the leaves 

 may be slightly greener, but I have seen Aria with just such 

 leaf-tomentum ; the cutting of the leaves is certainly that of 

 Aria^ — the only point I am able to see is that the base of the 

 leaves is slightly more tapering than is usual in Aria. The 

 label refers one to "White's "Flora of Bristol," p. 178, un- 

 fortunately I write without access to that Flora, none the less I 

 can only name this sp. P. Aria. — A. B. 



P. scandica, Syme. Near Thirsk, Yorks., July, 1892. — A. B. 

 Hall. Notwithstanding Dr. Boswell's account of this in the 

 Exchange Club Eeport, and that by Mr. N. E. Brown in Eng. 

 Bot. Supp., I doubt much if a large proportion of botanists can 

 name their specimens with any satisfaction to themselves. Mr. 

 Brown names the plant called by Dr. Boswell F. latifolia, P. 

 rotundifolia, Bechstein, and that called P. scandica, " in part " P. 

 rotundifolia, Bech., var. decipiens, N. E. Brown. And a part of 

 P. scandica, Boswell, P. intermedia, Ehrhart. Now doubtless 

 there is not a great deal of difficulty in separating P. eu-Aria 

 from P. intermedia, but when one comes to P. rotundifolia 

 [latifolia^ and P. intermedia then comes the difficulty. In fact I 

 have seen on trees of P. eu-Aria leaves so like some of the 

 figures of P. rotundifolia (latifolia) that except for number of veins 

 and whiteness underneath they were almost undistinguishable. 

 To my eyes Mr. Hall's Thirsk plant cannot be separated from 

 P. rotundifolia {latifolia)^ var. decipiens^ judging by Minehead 

 specimens so named. — A. B. 



Saxifraga ccespitosa^ L. Ben Lawers, alt. 3500 ft., July, 1892. — 

 A. B. Hall. Certainly not ccespitosa, L., of Iceland and Green- 

 land. Sepals much too acute, and there is plain evidence of the 

 barrren shoots which would elongate. So far as can be judged 

 from the one poor example it may be S. sponhemica. — A. B. 



