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folius. I should be much obliged if any botanist would send me 
thoroughly ripe seeds of R. pratensis from England, in order that I 
may cultivate that species along with the supposed hybrid. 
Quercus pedunculata, Ehrt., var. angustifolia. “ Distributed in order 
to correct a former misnomer. As mentioned on the labels, specimens 
of Q. Gerris , the Turkey Oak, were inadvertently connected with the 
labels intended for this variety under date of 1867.” — H. C. Watson. 
Iris Pseudacorus, L., var. genuina. I. Pseudacorus, Bor., occurs at 
Otterston Loch, Fife. I have sent out a few specimens, but from 
the difficulty of drying flowers of Iris, they will prove of little use for 
comparison with the var. acoriformis, so common in the neighbourhood 
of London. 
Allium carinatum, Fries, non Sin. An Allium growing by the side 
of the Tay below Perth, pointed out to me by Mr. John Sim, is this spe- 
cies ; but as the Tay-side is a perfect nursery of aliens, its occurrence 
there is not sufficient to entitle it to a place in the British flora, — 
though, from its numerous head-bulbs, it will probably prove a per- 
manent inhabitant, and, if so, in after years it may be allowed to enter 
the list as a naturalized species. On the Newark locality, see Report 
for 1867. The exserted stamens and dark reddish-purple flower at 
once distinguish the true A. carinatum from the flat-leaved varieties of 
A. oleraceum. 
A. paradoxum, Don. Mr. A. Craig Christie sends a specimen of 
this from Benny Craig Woods, near Edinburgh. The plant readily 
establishes itself by its head-bulbs, and, after undergoing a sufficient 
term of probation, it will probably be recognized as a naturalized plant, 
like A. carinatum. 
Hyacinthus non-scriptus, L. ( Endymion , Bab. Man.). “Garden 
examples, to show the variation of elongate and leaf-like bracts. The 
original bulb from which these garden plants have been derived, was 
found in Claygate, Surrey, in the year 1838 ; and the variation has 
proved constant in the garden, the leafy bracts varying from 1 to 3 
inches in length, according to soil and season.” — H. C. Watson. 
Elodea canadensis, Rich. ( Anacharis , Bab.). “Examples with the 
leaves so close and imbricate as to make the plant look like a Lycopo- 
dium at first glance. They were brought from Fleet Pond, Hants, in 
September, 1869. Apparently, the lowering of the water-level, so as 
to leave the plants exposed to air, more or less outside the surface of 
