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R.  stylosa  Desv.,  var.  systyla  (Bast.).  (1)  Hedge, 
North  Woods,  near  Winterbourne,  W.  Glos.,  v.c.  34,  July 
9,  1909,  the  flowers  deep  pink ;  and  (2)  Hedge,  Woollard 
Hill,  Pensford,  N.  Somerset,  v.c.  6,  July  15,  1909,  the 
flowers  pale  pink.— I.  M.  Roper.  Yes. — A.L.  I  suppose 
correct,  but  I  know  little  of  this  group. — W.B.  Both 
rather  weak  R.  systyla  (Bast.),  I  believe.  My  specimens 
do  not  shew  the  characteristic  stem-prickles. — E.S.M. 
Unmistakeable  R.  systyla  (Bast.),  though  gathered  rather 
young.  Bastard  described  this  as  a  species,  not  as  a 
variety. — A.H.W.-D.  (2)  R.  stylosa  Desv.,  var.  systyla 
(Bast.),  forma  robusta  typica. — H.  Dingier. 
Pyrus  latifolia  Syme  ( Sorbus  latifolia  Pers.).  (Ref. 
No.  3370).  By  the  Conan  River,  about  a  mile  above  the 
bridges,  near  Conan,  E.  Ross,  v.c.  106,  July  16,  1909. 
Dr.  Hedlund  has  determined  this,  which  I  first  found 
there  in  1892,  as  Sorbus  latifolia.  A  fine  old  tree,  fully 
40  feet  high,  and  fruiting  profusely.  Although  not 
obviously  planted,  I  consider  it  a  very  doubtful  native  ; 
but  I  am  not  aware  of  its  being  grown  in  the  neighbour¬ 
hood,  nor  is  it  very  ornamental,  when  living,  as  the  upper 
surface  of  the  leaves  is  rather  dull  green.  The  known 
area  of  this  species,  however,  makes  its  occurrence  as  a 
truly  wild  plant  in  N.  Scotland  prima  facie  improbable  ; 
and  we  saw  some  aliens  near  at  hand,  more  or  less  well 
established,  which  may  have  been  derived  from  the 
gardens  at  Brahan  Castle,  higher  up  the  stream. — E.  S. 
Marshall.  Yes,  confirmed  by  Prof.  Hedlund. — A.L. 
(In  Rept.  B.E.C.,  1909,  p.  455,  Mr.  J.  W.  White  remarks 
of  this  “  Excellent  latifolia,  akin  to  the  Minehead  plant 
rather  than  to  that  of  Bristol”). 
P.  scandica  Asch.  ( Sorbus  scandica  Fr.).  (Ref.  No. 
3372c).  Near  the  head  of  Loch  Garve,  E.  Ross,  v.c.  106, 
July  14,  1909.  Named  by  Dr.  Teodor  Hedlund,  the  mono¬ 
grapher  of  Sorbus,  as  S.  scandica.  The  tree  from  which 
these  specimens  were  taken  is  one  of  half-a-dozen  found 
by  Mr.  Shoolbred  and  myself,  and  is  clearly  of  great  age, 
having  a  height  of  about  25  feet,  and  a  trunk  a  foot  in 
diameter;  it  fruited  freely.  The  anthers  are  brownish- 
pink.  Scattered  over  about  half-a-mile,  this  species  has 
every  appearance  of  a  native ;  we  saw  none  planted  in 
the  neighbourhood,  and  some  of  the  trees  cannot,  from 
