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specimen  submitted  to  me  seems  to  agree  fairly  well  with 
their  description.  I  think  that  it  is  either  that  or  R. 
vulgatus  Jord. — E.S.M. 
R.  acris  L.,  var.  Borceanus  (Jord.).  Corner  of  mowing 
pasture,  Moorend,  W.  Glos.,  v.c.  84,  June  29,  1909.  This 
variety  does  not  seem  to  form  the  bulk  of  R.  acris  in  a 
field,  but  is  generally  found  in  small  quantity  on  roadsides 
and  field  borders.— Ida  M.  Roper.  Under  R.  Borceanus 
(Jord.).  The  narrow  segments  and  hairiness  suggest  its 
being  R.  tomophyllus  (Jord.),  which  I  consider  to  be  a 
form  of  Borceanus. — E.S.M. 
R.  acris  L.,  var.  Bor&anus  (Jord.),  f.  tomophyllus 
(Jord.).  Sandy  swamp,  Weston-super-Mare,  N.  Somerset, 
v.c.  6,  July  12,  1909. — Ida  M.  Roper.  I  believe  so. — E.S.M. 
R.  Ficaria  L.  Edmondsham,  Dorset,  May  19,  1909. 
A  troublesome  weed  in  the  stiff  soil  of  this  garden  ;  sent 
on  account  of  the  extra  fine  development  of  aerial  tubers. 
— E.  F.  Linton. 
Caltha  palustris  L.,  var.  minor  Syme.  Beinn  Heas- 
garnich,  Mid  Perth,  v.c.  88,  July,  1909  (altitude  2500  ft.). 
—  P.  Ewing.  No  doubt  right,  but  material  barely  sufficient 
for  a  positive  opinion. — E.F.L.  I  think  correct.  Huth  in 
his  monograph  of  the  genus  makes  it  C.  palustris  L., 
y.  typica  f.  b  minor  (Miller  1759  Sp.). — A.B. 
Papaver  Rhceas  L.,  var.  strigosum  (Boenn.).  Downton, 
near  Salisbury,  N.  Wilts.,  v.c.  7,  June  21,  1909.  Several 
localities  are  given  for  this  variety  in  Preston’s  “  Flora  of 
Wilts.,”  but  none  for  this  portion  of  the  county,  the  basin 
of  the  Avon,  south  of  Salisbury.  Mr.  H.  N.  Dixon  (Jl. 
Bot.  1893,  p.  310)  made  experiments  and  came  to  the 
conclusion  that  this  variety  is  little  more  than  a  sporadic 
and  unstable  form  !  Unfortunately  it  is  not  likely  that  I 
shall  have  an  opportunity  of  visiting  my  locality  next 
year  to  make  further  observations. — Ida  M.  Roper.  Looks 
right. — E.S.M.  I  agree. — E.F.L. 
Fumaria  purpurea  Pugsley.  Under  a  hedge  near 
Little  Stretton,  Salop,  v.c.  40,  July  10,  1909.  New  County 
record? — A.  Ley.  Not  purpurea,  which  has  much  larger 
sepals,  thicker  pedicels  and  truncate  fruits.  This  is  a 
critical  plant  which  I  think  must  be  referred  to  F.  muralis 
