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what  earlier.  Possibly  some  specimens  are  intermediate. 
—  J.  E.  Little.  The  specimen  seen  scarcely  agrees  with 
the  original  description,  viz.,  that  of  Lejeune  (not  “  et 
Court.”)  “  FI.  Spa”  II.,  58  (1811),  “  Differe  de  l’espece 
principale  par  ses  feuilles  ciliees  plus  etroites,  par  sa  tige 
velue,  et  comme  chargee  d’un  tomentum  roux,  et  par  son 
port  plus  petit.”  Since  Lejeune  and  Courtois  [in  “  Comp 
FI.  Belg.”  II,  310  (1828)]  also  say  “  Foliis  linearibus, 
dentatis,  cauleque  tomento  rufo  villoso  tectis  ”  it  is 
difficult  to  imagine  why  the  name  should  have  been  given  to 
this  plant.  When  compared  with  our  [Herb.  Mus.  Brit.] 
series  of  the  “  espece  principale”  it  is  not  “plus  petit”; 
the  leaves  are  not  linear,  but  are  oblong ,  as  in  Lejeune’s 
description  of  I.  amara ,  and  the  stem  is  certainly  not 
velvety  with  a  rusty  tomentum.  If  the  use  of  the  name 
is  on  account  of  the  very  slightly  hispidulous  leaves  and 
stem,  surely  such  a  character  were  better  added  to  the 
description  of  the  species,  rather  than  used  as  the  basis 
for  a  varietal  name.  Has  Mr.  Little  some  other 
description?  If  so,  why  not  quote  “  Lej.  et  Court, 
ex.  . .  . ,  which  would  be  accurate.  We  have  no  specimens 
of  the  variety  in  our  collection  for  comparison. — A.J.W. 
At  this  place  (Church  Hill,  Boyston  Heath)  two  forms 
of  Iberis  amara  occur,  one  of  which  I  have  always 
assumed  to  be  var.  ruficaulis.  I  believe  that  the  two 
forms  (whatever  they  are)  hybridise  in  this  locality ; 
and  possibly  Mr.  Wilmott  received  an  intermediate  plant. — 
C.E.M.  * 
Reseda  lutea  L,  var.  Grove  Mill  Chalk  Pit,  Hitchin, 
Herts,  v.c.  20,  Nov.  2,  1913.  Similar  to,  but  differing 
from,  typical  R.  lutea : — Stem  semi-fruticose  below, 
branched,  branches  spreading  to  form  low  half-bush,  1  ft. 
high,  2  ft.  6  in.  broad.  Stems  terete,  with  ribs,  not  so 
angular  in  appearance  as  R.  lutea ,  with  coarse  deflexed 
projecting  points,  almost  amounting  to  spinules.  Leaves 
divided  similarly  to  typical  R.  lutea ,  but  less  deeply 
channelled  segments,  the  margins  with  more  pronounced 
spinules,  the  segments  more  linear  and  somewhat  fewer, 
less  crisped  or  undulate,  2 — 8cm,  but  often  nearly  entire 
with  a  single  lamina  4 — 5*5  cm.  long  x  4 — 5mm.  wide. 
Racemes  rather  narrower.  Pedicels  slightly  dilated  up¬ 
wards  (with  same  coarse  spinules).  Flowers  yellowish 
