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worthy of varietal rank.— J. E. Lousley. Nor I.— H. S. T. 
I cannot see that this differs from the ordinary form of the 
species found in Surrey.— H. W. Pugsley. 
Verbascum longifolium DC. (Det. W. B. Turrill). [822]. 
Windmill Hill, Hitchin, Herts., Oct. 1929 and July, Sept., 
1930 . — J. E. Little. “ The Verbascum is V. longifolium DC. 
lion Ten., which Thellung and others reduce to V. speciosum 
Schrad. I am not completely convinced that the reduction 
is justified.” — (W. B. Turrill in litt . , 1, xi, 29). Habit — 
Candelabrum-like. The fl. pieces sent are the lateral branches. 
The fls. are about 2.5 cms. broad, (i.e. much smaller than in 
V. phlomoides, which was suggested in B.E.C.R., 1930, 31). 
The long broadly lanceolate, rather acute basal leaves, and 
the crisped margins and auricled bases of the middle leaves 
are characteristic. They are not decurrent. The texture of 
the leaf also differs considerably from that of V. phlomoides, 
being less floccose. — J. E. Little. Yes. — E. Drabble. The 
above specimen is much less densely felted with stellate hairs 
than Tenore’s Italian plant. — J. Fraser. 
Veronica agrestis L. [849]. (Some show lusus calycida ). 
Allotment, Highbury, Hitchin, Herts., May 3, 1930. Very 
dwarf plants. Leaves not very characteristic. — J. E. Little. 
Yes, agrestis. — E. Drabble. Correct. A very rare plant in 
Surrey. I have only been able to find it spontaneous in our 
garden, and in some allotments about a mile away. — J. Fraser. 
Our Floras treat this as one of the commonest weeds and it is 
recorded for every vice-county in Great Britain ; but I suspect 
that its abundance has been greatly exaggerated. Possibly 
it was formerly commoner than at present. — H. W. Pugsley. 
Veronica aquatica Bernh. ? Blagclon Lake, N. Somerset, 
July 17, 1930. Many plants reddish. Fls. pale pink, leaves 
narrow ; growing on the mud with V. Anagallis L. most of 
whose flowers were also pinkish I believe. I did not observe 
Mr. Williams’ hybrid, but botany was a secondary object 
that day, and I had no vasculum. — H. S. Thompson. V . 
Anagallis L. ? My sheet contains three specimens, all V. 
aquatica Bernh. Mr. Thompson mentions “ most of the 
combined gathering ” as having pale pink blossoms. All 
those on my sheet must, I think have had them. I have 
as yet, seen no material which suggests that in Britain at 
least, the colour of the flowers is not a good specific distinction. 
