Ascherson and Graebner (FI. n-o-d. Flachl.) have under 
C. semidecandrum a var. pumilum Dietrich (FI. March.), of 
which the only distinguishing character given is : — ‘ Pflanze 
sehr klein.’ — J. E. Little. I think this is a stunted state of 
ordinary semidecandrum. Mr. Little (in litt.) suggests that it 
may come under C. semidecandrum var. pumilum Dietrich 
which seems to have this status, and I think he is right. An 
exactly similar form grows abundantly on the sand hills at 
Wallasey, Cheshire. — E. Drabble. Correct. — J. Fraser. Yes ; 
if ‘ Pflanze sehr klein ’ was the only distinguishing character, 
it is unfortunate the variety was ever described,* particularly 
as C. pumilum Curt, is a good species. — H. S. Thompson. 
C. semidecandrum (a) genuinum Rouy. — J. E. Lousley. 
Cerastium vulgatum L. ( C . caespitosum Gil. Asch. and 
Graebn.). [862]. Ippolyts Common, Herts., June 2 and 11, 
1930. Petals 1 ^—1 \ as long as sepals. — J. E. Little. The late 
C. E. Salmon wrote (13 July, 1921) : — “ 1 have seen the large- 
flowerecl state of Cerastium triviale before. It is not common, 
and I do not know a name for it. Var. pratense Diarcl is 
described by Rouy as having petals one half longer than the 
calyx.” 
Locally, in the Ivel district, plants with larger flowers are 
not uncommon in the small relics of marshes. But they 
grade towards smaller-flowered plants almost imperceptibly. 
Coste (FI. Fr.) notes that C. triviale Link “ varie a corolle et 
capsule grandes, 1-2 fois plus longues que le calice ( C . fontanum 
Baumg).” — J. E. Little. Yes ; C. vulgatum L. (C. triviale 
Link). Perennial. — J. Fraser. This is var. pratense Diard, 
the large-flowered form of ordinary vulgatum, not uncommon 
in the South of England. — E. Drabble. This is C. triviale 
Link var. pratense Diard (see Rouy iii, 207) with petals 1| 
times as long as the calyx. — J. E. Louslejr. 
Stellaria neglecta Weihe, var. Elisabcthae F. Schultz. 
Hedgebank, Stockwood Vale, near Keynsham, North Somer- 
set, May 26 and June 8, 1930. Calyx and pedicels quite 
glabrous. — Jas. AV. AVhite. Correct, but F. Schultz described 
it as a species, so his name should be in brackets. — J. Fraser. 
The leaves are shortly acuminate, the stamens more than 5, 
the seed prominently and + acutely tuberclcd. This is the 
var. umbrosa Opiz of Hooker, for which C. E. Salmon preferred 
the name var. Elisabethae (“Fruits and Seeds.” S. E. Union 
of Scientific Societies, 1928, p. 42). — J. E. Little. As F. 
