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X  Symphytum  densiflorum  Buckn.  (=  S.  officinale , 
P  purpureum  x  peregrinum).  By  the  river  Chew,  near 
Chew  Magna,  N.  Somerset,  v.c.  6,  June  7,  1915. — J.  W. 
White.  Correct. — C.B. 
X  S.  discolor  Buckn.  (  =  Symphytum  officinale,  var. 
ochroleucum  x  S.  peregrinum).  By  the  river  Chew,  near 
Chew  Magna,  N.  Somerset,  v.c.  6,  May  31,  1915.— J.  W. 
White.  Correct.— C.B. 
Anchusa  officinalis  L.  (1)  Waste  ground,  Brislington, 
N.  Somerset,  v.c.  6,  May  27,  1915.— Ida  M.  Roper.  (2)  Waste 
ground,  Ledbury,  Herefordsh.,  v.c.  36,  Aug.  5,  1915. —  S.  H. 
Bickham.  (3)  Barmouth,  Merionethsh.,  v.c.  48,  Aug.  16, 
1915.- — W.  C.  Barton.  A.  officinalis  “  Linn  ”  was  mostly,  if 
not  entirely,  A.  italica  Betz,  and  the  correct  name  and 
authority  is  therefore  A.  officinalis  L.  emend.  Retz.  So 
named  they  are  all  correct,  though  this  aggregate  includes 
several  forms,  and  must  probably  be  further  split  up. 
Many  “  species  ”  have  been  described,  but  a  revision  of 
of  them  is  badly  needed,  as  the  characters  given  do  not 
seem  sufficient  for  identification.  (1)  appears  to  be 
A.  amplexicaulis  Sibth.  sec.  Roemer  &  Schultes  Syst. 
Veg.  IV.,  99,  as  it  agrees  with  Schott’s  plant  in  Herb. 
Roemer!  But  whether  it  is  really  Sibtborp’s  A.  amplexi¬ 
caulis  is  uncertain.  (2)  may  he  A.  procera  Bess,  ex  Link, 
but  the  specimen  received  does  not  show  whether  the 
fruiting  calyx  is  “  open  ”  or  “  closed,”  and  again,  authentic 
examples  have  not  been  seen.  It  may  be  just  an  extra 
tall  form  of  the  common  plant.  (3)  seems  to  be  the  plant 
most  common  in  the  National  Herbarium  under  the  name 
of  A.  officinalis  “  Linn.” — A.J.W. 
Myosotis  arvensis  Hill,  var.  umbrosa  Bab.  Scraptoft, 
Leics.,  v.c.  55,  May  19,  1906.  Though  considered  by  some 
only  a  shade  form,  this  form  or  variety  appears  to  be 
fairly  constant  in  thiee  characters,  which  mark  it  off  from 
the  type.  (1)  flowers  approaching  sylvatica  in  size  when 
fresh;  (2)  a  much  greater  degree  of  hairiness;  (3)  great 
luxuriance — the  plants  being  much  branched  from  the  base, 
twice  as  tall,  the  cymes  rarely  dichotomous. — A.  R. 
Horwood.  The  flowers  look  too  small  and  the  corolla  tube 
too  short  for  umbrosa ,  though  it  is  difficult  to  judge  from 
dried  material.  Mr.  Horwood  sent  some  Leicestershire 
