142 BRISTOL FIELD-BOTANY IN 1901. 
about twenty fine plants of this very beautiful species. Mr. 
Fry describes to me a plant from Pensford intermediate be- 
tween 0. maculata and 0. incarnata, possessing the leaves of the 
former and approaching the latter in its hollow stem and flower- 
characters. This he suspected to be a hybrid, but finding 
that similar specimens grew on a moor near Tintern where 
incarnata is certainly absent, he thinks the plant in question 
must be regarded as a variety, of maculata. 
Epifttctis. Our records of E. latifolia include plants which 
can well be assigned to E. inedia Bab., and have been so 
named by various authorities. This especially apphes to those 
growing in woods near Houndstreet, Hallatrow, Clutton and 
Cheddar. At the same time the characters rehed upon for 
separation of these obscure forms seem to be more or less 
inconstant, and in Britain at least the best botanists are often 
unable to form a decided opinion on specimens submitted to 
them. 
AMAEYLLIDACE^. 
GalantJms. I have visited Edford several times, and have 
found the snowdrop to exist in far greater quantity than had 
been suspected. On April 2, 1888, the season being very 
backward, many plants were still in flower on the left bank 
of the stream, and they covered about an acre on the other 
bank within the wood. On March 8, 1900, these were all 
in perfection. I then traced the plant about a mile upstream, 
and was informed by a gamekeeper that it extended altogether 
about ten miles in that valley. In fact it does extend as far 
down as Mells and Great Elm. I have seen it also in profusion 
in the neighbouring Murdercombe. 
LILIACEiE. 
Lilium Martagon. An ahen. " During the last four years 
I have found one or more specimens in the wood at Bishops- 
