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named. — E. Drabble. Rather a distinct form on account of the 
strictly erect, densely pubescent branches, scarcely glabrescent 
even at the base, and the erect leaves. There is a form named 
E. virgatum Fries, which is stiff, erect, with short stolons, 
promptly rooting. Stolons would be desirable. — J. Fraser. 
This shows no trace of stolons and is not a form of E. obscurum. 
It may be E. Lamyi F. Schultz, but the specimens are not in 
good condition. — H. W. Pugsley. 
Epilobium hybrid (stigma nearly elavate). Field edge, <o 
Birtley, Witley, Surrey, June 23, 1932. — G. M. Ash. E. 
Lamyi, or a hybrid with E. obscurum. — H. W. Pugsley. It 
is very unwise to name hybrid Epilobia by mere inspection 
without knowing with what species the plants were growing, 
but my sheet of this appears to be obscurum x montanum. 
E. montanum X obscurum . Roadside, Witley Park, Surrey, 
Sept. 24, 1932, may also be of the same parentage as the last, 
as Mr. Ash thinks, but the large flowers suggest to me rather 
obscurum x parvifiorum, though the stem is not very hairy 
below. — E. Drabble. 
Epilobium Lamyi F. Schultz. Waste ground, Littleton, 
Surrey, Sept. 15, 1932. — G. M. Ash. Yes, E. Lamyi Schultz. 
— E. Drabble. Probably so, unless a hybrid of E. adnatum 
Griseb. with similar features. — H. W. Pugsley. 
Epilobium palustre L. possibly crossed with obscurum. On 
recently top-cleared peat, Ashcott Moor, N. Somerset, Aug. 10, 
1932. — H. S. Thompson. Not pure palustre. If it grew with 
obscurum it may very well be the hybrid suggested by Mr. 
Thompson. — E. Drabble. Not E. palustre, which has . . . and 
the stolons have a globular ball of leaves about the size of peas, 
when they can be found. The leaves of these specimens are 
much broader and serrate, with four raised lines on the stem. 
The leaves are too much perished to enter upon a hybrid, but I 
would suggest E. tetragonum Curt. — J. Fraser. Not E. 
palustre .... Probably E. obscurum, but the specimens are 
too fragmentary for certainty. — H. W. Pugsley. Probably a 
mixture was gathered from among several spp. growing 
together, and including good palustre which I know well — 
H. S. T. 
Astrantia major L. Stokesay, Shropshire. Various 
collectors. Ex. Herb. Nat. Mus. of Wales. 
