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violet  should  be  named  unless  it  has  been  compared  with  a 
specimen  actually  named  by  the  author  of  the  species  or 
variety.  Rouy  and  Foucaud’s  “  Flore  de  France  ”  is  an 
invaluable  work,  especially  on  account  of  its  references  to 
literature  and  type  specimens,  but  it  must  not  be  used 
alone  for  naming  Violas— the  actual  plants  must  be  com¬ 
pared. — E.D. 
Polygala  serpyllacea ,  Weihe,  var.  vincoides,  Chodat. 
Carnmarth  Hill,  Gwennap,  W.  Cornwall,  v.c.  1,  Oct.  5, 
1906.  The  normal  time  of  flowering  appears  to  be  late 
autumn,  only  a  few  plants  which  manage  to  continue  in 
bloom  through  the  winter  being  found  with  flowers  in 
spring.  The  plant,  to  my  mind,  is  quite  deserving  specific 
rank.  This  year  I  have  found  it  several  miles  distant 
from  the  two  stations  mentioned  in  last  year’s  Report,  and 
my  friend  Dr.  Vigurs  has  also  discovered  it  on  Roborough 
Downs,  S.  Devon. — F.  H.  Davey. 
Diant hus  Armeria,  L.  Railway  bank,  near  Luton, 
Beds.,  v.c.  80,  Aug.  28,  1906. — D.  M.  Higgins.  Such  good 
specimens  are  welcome. — S.H.B. 
D.  ccesius,  Sm.  Cheddar  Gorge,  N.  Somerset,  v.c.  6, 
June  29,  1906.  Growing  in  damp  shingle;  very  luxuriant 
specimens. — S.H.B.  I  think  this  is,  as  you  suggest, 
abnormal  ccesius,  and  not  a  hybrid.  The  Brit.  Mus.  list 
calls  this  D.  gratianopolitanus,  Villars. — C.E.S.  Focke 
does  not  mention  any  natural  hybrid  of  D.  ccesius.  I 
incline  to  think  this  only  a  strong  form,  with  the  petals 
irregularly  white-flecked. — E.S.M. 
Saponaria  Vaccaria,  L.  On  ballast,  M.  Ry.  siding,  nr. 
Helpstone,  Northants.,  v.c.  82,  Aug.  1,  1906. — Coll.  E. 
Foord-Kelcey.  Comm.  F.L.F.-K. 
S.  officinalis ,  L.,  var.  hirsuta,  Wierzb.  ex  Reich. 
Deutsch.  FI.  3,  120,  1842-3.  Tolgus  Road,  near  Red¬ 
ruth,  W.  Cornwall,  v.c.  1,  Oct.  6,  1906.  According  to 
a  note  which  I  have  from  Mr.  Arthur  Bennett,  dated  Oct. 
1905,  the  above  is  the  correct  authority  and  reference  for 
this  variety.  In  “Jl.  Bot.”  1875,  p.  279,  Mr.  J.  T. 
Boswell,  who  adopted  the  name  puberula  for  this  var. 
(see  Bot.  Ex.  Cl.  Rept.  for  1872-4,  p.  11)  has  the  following 
note: — “I  can  find  no  allusion  to  this  puberulous  variety 
in  any  of  the  Continental  floras  to  which  I  have  access. 
F.  H.  Davey. 
