55 
Carduus  nutans  x  crispus.  Lowesby,  E.  Leics.,  v.c. 
55,  July  8,  1905.  This  hybrid  is  abundant  on  a  hill  of 
700  ft.  elevation,  and  apparently  the  only  thistles  growing 
there  are  C.  nutans  and  crispus,  with  a  few  plants  of 
arvensis,  which,  apart  from  the  characters  the  specimens 
exhibit,  points  to  the  parentage  indicated.  The  seeds  of 
the  hybrid — as  is  usually  the  case — are  less  developed 
than  those  of  the  parent  plants.  There  are  some  of  these 
plants — the  majority,  in  fact— that  show  a  nearer  relation¬ 
ship  to  nutans  than  to  crispus  and  a  few  that  exhibit  a 
closer  alliance  with  crispus. — A.  R.  Horwood.  I  suppose 
correct ;  but  the  flowers  are  much  nearer  to  C.  nutans 
than  is  usual  in  this  hybrid. — E.S.M.  Correct. — E.F.L. 
Yes.— C.E.S. 
Saussurea  alpina,  DC.  Rocks  on  the  sea- shore, 
Thurso,  Caithness,  v.c.  109,  Aug.  12,  1905.  These  plants, 
from  their  position,  must  have  been  splashed  by  salt 
water. — F.  C.  Crawford. 
Gentaurea  aspera,  L.  Vazon  Bay,  Guernsey,  June  19, 
1905. — Coll.  Miss  C.  Bickham.  Comm.  S.  H.  Bickham. 
I  agree. —E.F.L. 
Hieracium  pseudonosmoides,  Dahlst.  Tomintoul, 
Banff,  v.c.  94,  July  18,  1905. — E.  S.  Marshall.  New 
county  record. 
H.  serratifrons,  Almq.,  var.  lepistodes,  Johanss.  Rocky 
slope  on  Great  Doward,  Herefordsh.,  v.c.  86,  July  16,  1905. 
— S.  H.  Bickham. 
H.  gothicum,  Fr. - a  form  or  var.  Near  Bridge  of 
Brown,  E.  Inverness,  v.c.  96,  July  24,  1905.  Named  by 
Rev.  W.  R.  Linton,  and  endorsed  by  the  Rev.  E.  F.  Linton. 
Heads  eglandular ;  styles  yellow.  The  leaves  are  narrower 
than  usual,  much  more  deeply  toothed  and  rather  glaucous. 
It  was  locally  abundant,  and  appears  to  me  to  deserve 
varietal  rank. — E.  S.  Marshall. 
11.  rigidum,  Hartm.,  var.  tridentatum  (Fr.).  Roadside, 
near  Wych  Cross,  E.  Sussex,  v.c.  14,  Aug.  81,  1905. — R.  S. 
Standen.  This  is  H.  boreale,  subsp.  dumosum, ;  not 
tridentatum. — W.  R.  L. 
H. - .  Hallgates,  Leics.,  v.c.  55,  Sept.,  1905. — 
W.  Bell.  This  appears  to  me  to  be  //.  rigidum,  var. 
lineatum,  Dahlst.  (with  glabrous  heads).- — W.R.L.  New 
County  record. 
