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ericetorum  characters — chiefly  in  the  leaves — but 
approaches  lactea  far  more  closely.  There  is  little  doubt, 
in  my  mind,  that  it  is  a  lactea  x  ericetorum  hybrid. — 
E.S.G. 
V.  lactea,  Sm.  Sandhills,  Great  Yarmouth,  E. 
Norfolk,  v.c.  27,  May  13,  1907. — A.  J.  Crosfield. 
V.  arvensis ,  Murr.,  f.  segetalis  (Jord.).  Cornfield 
near  Golspie,  E.  Sutherland,  v.c.  107,  Aug.  5,  1907. — 
R.  S.  Standen.  Fide  Dr.  Drabble. 
V.  arvensis,  Murr.,  var.  obtusifolia  (Jord.).  Grindle- 
ford,  near  Bakewell,  Derbysh.,  v.c.  57,  and  Wallasey, 
Cheshire,  v.c.  58,  June  and  July,  1907.  The  specimens 
are  very  typical ;  sometimes,  however,  the  plant  is 
branched  from  the  base. — E.  Drabble. 
V.  arvensis,  Murr.,  var.  ruralis  (Jord.).  Bidston, 
Cheshire,  v.c.  58,  and  Wingerworth,  Derbysh.,  v.c.  59, 
May,  1907. — E.  &  H.  Drabble.  This  plant  is  readily 
recognisable  on  account  of  its  stipules,  which  differ 
considerably  from  those  of  V.  obtusifolia,  to  which  ruralis 
sometimes  appears  to  approximate  in  superficial  char¬ 
acters. — E.  Drabble. 
V.  arvensis,  Mum1.,  var.  derelicta  (Jord.).  (1)  Linacre 
Wood,  near  Chesterfield,  Derbysh.,  v.c.  57,  July  1907. — 
E.  Drabble.  (2)  Glen  Muick,  S.  Aberdeensh.,  v.c.  92, 
July,  1907. — Coll.  C.  Hay  Murray.  Comm.  E.  Drabble. 
Typical  specimens.  Occasionally  the  flowers  become 
larger  and  may  be  touched  with  blue. — E.D. 
V.  lutea,  Huds.,  var.  amcena,  Wats.  Banks  of  the 
Dochart,  near  Killin,  Mid  Perth,  v.c.  88,  July,  1907.  In 
pastures  at  400  ft. — P.  Ewing. 
Polygala  oxyptera,  Reichb.  Sandhills  and  dry  grassy 
slopes  near  the  sea,  Wallasey,  Cheshire,  June,  1907.  I 
think  these  plants  must  be  called  oxyptera,  although  the 
veining  of  the  sepals  is  not  quite  characteristic  of  the 
plants  described  under  the  name  by  the  late  A.  W.  Bennett. 
I  am  not  convinced  that  the  veining  of  the  sepals  is  a 
good  character.  P.  vulgaris,  L.  approaches  oxyptera  in 
habit  on  the  sandhills,  but  the  two  are  always  readily 
