Rhamnus Alaternus L. Thicket on limestone of Penpole 
Point, near Avonmouth, W. G-loster, May 9, 1924. Three large 
and one young shrub observed of recent years. Origin unknown. 
— H. S. Thompson. Undoubtedly of cultivated origin. It was 
well known in English gardens as long ago as 1700 and intro- 
duced much earlier. — A.B.J. 
Ononis repens L. var. horrida Lange. Coast of Sand Bay, 
N. Somerset, July 18, 1924. — H. S. Thompson. It is noteworthy 
that while in Britain two perennial British species of Ononis only 
are recognised, viz., 0. spinosa L. and 0. repens L., the spiny, 
prostrate plant of our seashores being treated as a var. horrida 
Lange of the latter, recent continental authors, such as Willkomm 
and Lange ( Flora Hispanica ) and Rouy ( Flore de France) regard 
these plants as three distinct species, 0. campestris Koch & Zig. 
( = 0. spinosa ), 0. procurrens Wallr. (our plant of the chalk hills, 
etc.), and 0. repens L. (our maritime form). The grounds for the 
specific separation of the two last named do not appear very 
clear.— H.W.P. 
Trifolium striatum L , var. erectum Leight. Roadside bank 
near Checldon Fitzpaine, S. Somerset, June 7 and 18. Some 
plants 18 inches high. — W. D. Miller and H. S. Thompson. 
This agrees well with Lightfoot’s description. Has it been 
tested scientifically 1 I gathered the same form in a cornfield at 
La Corbiere, Jersey, in 1923; but comparing it with the type 
which grew on the open near by I strongly suspected the 
differences might be due to soil and situation. — W. C. Barton. 
T. procumbens L. A monstrous case of phyllody. Rough 
pasture, Bull’s Hill, Marshfield, W. Gloster, v.c. 34, Sept. 18, 
1924. In some considerable quantity. — H. S. Thompson. 
Lotus hispulus Desf. Near Morte Point, N. Devon, Aug. 1924. 
— Coll. Miss Cook. Comm. W. Biddiscombe. 
Tetragonolobus siliquosus L. Rough pastures, Bull’s Hill, 
Marshfield, W. GloSter, v.c. 34, Aug. 31 and Sept. 18, 1924. 
Discovered there this year by the Rev. E. Ellman. On Aug. 31 
*1 saw it in greater or less abundance in four enclosures at about 
500 feet. The formation of the valley comprises a varying series 
of clays, sands, and oolites. Although part of the ground was 
laid down to grass as recently as about 1914, much of the pasture 
dates back forty years or so, and we have been told that the 
Lotus has been known there many years. It is extreme^ 
abundant on the north slope of the narrow valley, and it is 
accompanied here and' there with such plants as Euphrasia , 
