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All the specimens I have yet seen with a creeping rhizome have 
come from the western counties of England, while, strange to say, 
M. Lloyd states that all the R. acris of the west of France is R. Bo- 
rceanus with a premorse rootstock. A few days ago Mr. Preston sent 
me specimens of R. vulgatus with an elongate rhizome, but with the 
stems either perfectly glabrous or furnished with a few adpr©ssed hairs. 
Ranunculus parvulus, L. “ From wet ground adjacent to a pond 
on a heath in the parish of Worplesdon, Surrey. This state of R. 
Philonotis ought to have been entered in the ‘ London Catalogue of 
British Plants’ as a subvariety under R. hirsutus. It differs more 
from the type, whether called R. Philonotis or R. hirsutus , than do many 
other varieties which have been admitted into the ‘ Catalogue.’ In- 
deed, the first-sight appearance of this dwarf or depressed form is so 
unlike the tall and upright state usually seen in cornfields, that a 
young botanist might well overlook their specific sameness.” — H. C. 
Watson. 
Papaver dubium , L. I have contributed a few examples of a plant 
which seems intermediate between P. Lamottei and P. Lecoqii, hav- 
ing the much- divided leaves and bright scarlet flowers of the latter, 
and the permanently white sap of the former. Unfortunately, I was 
unable to procure the capsules, from the grain being cut when I went 
to look for them. This form occurred both near Burntisland and 
Kirkcaldy. In the latter station it was associated with normal P. 
Lamottei , which there was much more abundant than the supposed in- 
termediate form. 
Cochlearia danica, L. “ King’s Quay, Isle of Wight. There are 
only two previously recorded stations in the Isle of Wight, viz. Fresh- 
water and Bembridge.” — Fred. Stratton. 
Nasturtium sylvestre var. In September, 1869, I gathered some 
specimens of Nasturtium sylvestre on the banks of the Tay below Perth 
which were remarkable for their very short silicules ; perhaps, however, 
this was owing to arrested development of the later flowers, and cer- 
tainly in many of the silicules the seeds were abortive, though not in all. 
There can be little doubt that it was specimens of N. sylvestre in this 
condition which at one time were believed to be N. anceps. It is now 
universally admitted that the true N. anceps has not occurred in Bri- 
tain. 
Mattliiola incana, 11. Brown. “ Whether or not this plant is indi- 
