404 
from  Lochan  Feoir,  near  Inchnadamph,  W.  Sutherland, 
v.c.  108.  The  floral  characters  agree  well  with  Babington’s 
description “  short  conic  spur,  and  orbicular  flat  lower 
lip.”  First-rate  material— E.S.M.  This  is  a  strong 
example  of  typical  U.  minor.  I  have  never  yet  seen  true 
U.  Bremii  from  Great  Britain — H.  Gluck. 
Mentha  sylvestris  L.,  var.  mollissima  (Borkh.).  Banks 
of  Isla,  near  Meigle,  E.  Perth,  v.c.  89,  Aug.  1911  — 
McT.  Cowan,  Jun.  Probably  right.  Except  that  the 
leaves  are  smaller,  it  agrees  very  well  with  my  No.  2178, 
from  the  Muckle  (or  Brodie)  Burn,  two  miles  west  of 
Forres,  v.c.  95  (1898) ;  this  was  sent  to  Mr.  Arthur  Bennett, 
queried  as  M.  candicans  Crantz — a  name  suggested,  I  think, 
by  Mr.  E.  G.  Baker — and  he  replied  : — “M.  candicans 
Crantz  is  probably  the  same  as  M.  sylvestris,  var.  mollissima , 
=  M.  mollissima  Borkh.,  teste  Koch  !  E.S.M.  I  believe 
correct.  Strail  refers  this  to  M.  incana  Willd.  ex  Perard. 
— A.B. 
M.  piperita  L.,  ?  var.  officinalis  or  vulgaris.  Goonhaven, 
W.  Cornwall,  v,c.  1,  Sept.  1912— Coll.  C.  C.  Vigurs.  Comm. 
F.  H.  Davey.  The  more  frequent  variety,  officinalis  Hull. 
— C.E.S.  I  believe  under  Sole’s  M.  vulgaris.  Probably  a 
hybrid,  or  mongrel,  of  M.  aquatica  and  M.  spicata.—Ei.SM. 
I  should  say  nearest  to  /3  vulgaris  (Sole) — A.B. 
M.  aquatica  L.,  var.  subglabra  Baker.  Surlingham 
ferry,  E.  Norfolk,  v.c.  27,  Sept.  1912— F.  Long.  1  have 
not  seen  Baker’s  plant;  but  this  looks  right — E.S.M. 
Although  one  might  expect  a  more  glabrous  plant  Jrom 
the  description  of  this  variety  in  Hooker’s  “  Stud.  FI.  ,  yet 
it  may  pass,  as  it  is  similar  to  a  specimen  from  Haslemere 
(in  Hb.  W.  Whitwell)  so  named  by  J.  G.  Baker — C.E.S. 
M.  dubia  Schreb.  Banks  of  Isla,  at  Alyth,  E.  Perthsh., 
v.c.  89,  Aug.  1912 _ McT.  Cowan,  junr.  Apparently  a 
sativa  form ;  i.e.  either  a  primary  or  a  secondary  hybrid 
between  M.  aquatica  and  M.  arvensis.  Nearer  the  second 
parent  in  habit  ;  but  there  is  abundant  evidence  of  the 
first _ E.S.M.  M.  dubia  Schreb.  is  considered  by  Rouy 
(FI.  Fr.)  to  be  synonymous  with  M.  arvensis  L.,  var. 
lanceolata  Becker.  The  calyx-teeth  of  Mr.  Cowan  s  plant 
seem  rather  too  long  and  narrow  to  come  under  arvensis , 
and  I  should  suggest  rather  that  the  specimen  I  have 
