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had gathered in very large quantity, as V. rupestris, the small 
heathland form of V. Riviniana which is so prevalent in that dis- 
trict; and I suspect that this latter plant has recently been mis- 
taken for V. rupestris in other localities. — H.YV.P. 
Silene dubia Herbich. Grig Jersey, seeds from C. E. Salmon. 
Garden, Winchmore Hill, June 11, 1922. — Leslie B. Hall. I am 
unable to distinguish this from ordinary S. nutans; but have no 
real Transylvanians to compare. I do not trust Rouy. — C. C. 
Lacaita. 
Lychnis dioica L. $ , f. alba. Wood, Spaniorum Hill, Hallen, 
W. Glos., v.c. 34, May 15, 1922.— Ida M. Roper. 
Cerastium semidecandrum L. Limestone slope, Winterhead, 
N. Somerset, v.c. 6, May 15, 1922. To complete series of critical 
lowland Cerastia from the Bristol district. — H. S. Thompson. 
Yes ; almost glandular enough to come under var. glandulosum 
Koch.— C.E.S. 
C. vulgatum L. forma. Damp rock in shade, below Leigh 
Woods, N. Somerset, v.c. 6, May 25 & Aug. 11, 1922. The 
same station whence came the younger -plants (May 1920) of 
which Mr. Pearsall said, “Els. too small for the var. holosteoides .” 
— H. S. Thompson. This delicate state cannot be named var. 
holosteoides I believe, but it makes some approach to that by its 
sparser hairs and the stem pubescence + confined to lines. — C.E.S. 
This plant is much smaller and slenderer than the riverside form 
of north Britain usually referred to var. holosteoides Wahl., but it 
differs conspicuously from the common form of the species by its 
more or less glabrescent foliage and the paucity of hairs on the 
stem, these being mostly restricted to a single line as far upwards 
as the leaves extend. With these characters I think it may well 
be regarded as a small form of var. holosteoides.— H. W.P. 
Moenchia erecta Gaertn. On Pennant Sandstone, near Keyn- 
sbam, N. Somerset, v.c. 6, May 28, 1922. Rare in Somerset. — 
H. S. Thompson. 
Stellaria media Vill., var. major Koch. Selham, Sussex, 
Ma}' 18, 1922. — R. J. Burdon. S. media , var. major Koch is to 
my mind a pure synonym of S. neglecta Weihe. In flower only, 
but these look right for $. neglecta. The plant was reported from 
this neighbourhood by Marshall (Journ. Bot. 1902, p. 214). 
C.E.S. This is S. neglecta Weihe. — H.W.P. 
S. neglecta Weihe. (1) Woods near Porlock, Somerset, v.c. 5, 
June 25, 1922. — L. B. Hall. May be so, but such scraps are 
