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G.C.D. I see no reason for adding any qualification to the name 
C. Betulus L. Look at “FI. Italica Exsicata,” No. 247, for a 
slightly different form (leaves and bracts) from Tuscany, which 
for all I know may be var. provincial is, not mentioned in Italian 
floras.— C.C.L. Does not always fruit, though in some years 
heavily laden. It sows itself freely like a true native.,— J.F. 
(2) [526] A free-growing tree in a pasture, St. Ippolyts Glebe, 
Herts., v.c. 20, Sept. 29, 1922. — J. E. Little. Laminae about 
7 cm. long and 4 cm. broad, acute or subobtuse. Cupule lobes 
up to 4 cm., occasionally with a few shallow teeth. Nut of 
moderate size, about 6 - 0 mm. long. For discussion as to the 
native character of the Hornbeam in Herts, see Dr. E. J. 
Salisbury’s “Oak-Hornbeam Woods of Hertfordshire,” “Journ. 
Ecol.” Vol. IY, No. 2, June, 1916. The earliest record of planting 
in Herts, is apparently 1742 (ibid 85), and man} of our copses, 
where the shrub layer is almost exclusively hornbeam, are 
presumably of artificial origin. The scattered trees in hedgerows 
and woods however indicate that the tree spreads naturally. 
Yet it is curious that Abbot in his “Flora Bedforcliensis ” (1798) 
makes no mention of the tree for that county. Dr. E. J. 
Salisbury, dealing with the 1 Quercus Robur-Carpinus ’ woods of 
mid-Herts., states (p. 99) that the shrub layer ‘ usually consists 
almost entirely of Carpinus Betulus, var. provincialis. His map 
shows that the woods with which he is dealing lie mainly within 
these limits — St. Albans, Harpenden, Whitwell, Datchworth, 
Bayford, Northaw, N. Minims, St. Albans. — J.E.L. 
Gorylus Avellana L. Sandford Hill, N. Somerset, v.c. 6, Aug. 
10, 1922. A strong bush, but with very small leaves. — Ida M. 
Roper. Appears to be merely a starved state, probably due to 
uncongenial soil; its habitat should have been stated. — A.B.J. 
Both leaves and fruits indicate a distinctly miniature form. I 
can see no name for it. — J.F. 
Salix triandra L. $ , subsp. Hoffmanniana (Sm.) [501]. Below 
Brook End, St. Ippolyts, Herts., v.c. 20, Oct. 24, 1921 & May 
21, 1922. Det. E. F. Linton. — J. E. Little. Catkins shorter and 
fewer than in S. triandra. The leaves are variable but unmis- 
takable. — J.F. 
S. [ triandra ] x viminalis ? [502], Osier Bed, Punvell, 
Hitchin, Herts., v.c. 20, Aug. 18, 1921 & April 11, 1922. The 
leaves are of two forms : (a) long, narrow, acute, of S. viminalis 
character, but glabrous and greenish on the lower pagina ; (b) nar- 
row oblong, with tips often almost truncate or rounded obtuse. 
