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II. umbellatum L., var. littoreum Arv.-Touv. Hedge bank, 
near Watermouth Bay, Ilfracombe, N. Devon, v.c. 4, Aug. 11, 
1924. — D. G. Catcheside. Arvet-Touvet’s variety littoreum , which 
is not kept up in Rouy’s FI. dc France, is separated from the 
type as a tall plant (“tige elevee”) with stem very shaggy below 
and a long panicle. This does not agree with Mr. Catcheside’s 
specimens. A similar North Devon form of II. umbellatum, with 
relatively broad leaves, compact panicle, and broad phyllaries, 
has been previously distributed through the Exchange Clubs, 
and the varietal name monticola Arv.-Touv. has been twice sug- 
gested for it. This variety monticola , however, is a plant of 
alpine and sub-alpine pastures of the French Alps, with narrow, 
linear-oblong leaves and larges, blacker heads than are seen in 
Devon. It is well represented in Herb. Mus. Brit, from Lautaret 
and other alpine habitats. The present plant apparently comes 
nearest to our curtum Linton (Journ. Bot. xxxi. p. 201), which 
was originally described as a dwarf plant, although in British 
Hieracia this feature is not mentioned. It is stated by Linton 
to be very close to var. monticola , but its leaves are much broader, 
and some North Welsh examples, which are not dwarf, seem 
indistinguishable from North Devon plants. Mr. Catcheside’s 
specimens have less toothed leaves than most Devon specimens, 
and in this r^pect resemble the peculiar Jersey form referred 
to var. littoreum, but their other features seem to be those of var. 
curtum , and I think that they are best included under this name. 
— H. W. Pugsley. 
Campanula patula L. Border of wood near Redbrook, W. 
Gloster, v.c. 34, July 23, 1924.— W. A. Shoolbred. 
Hemizonia pungens Torrey & Gray. Waste ground near Gas 
Works, Hitchin, Herts., v.c. 20, Aug. 13, 1924. — J. E. Little. 
This appears to be a genus of about 25 spp. from west N. 
America. — H.S.T. 
Statice maritima Mill. ? var. planifolia. Glen Lochy, E. Perth, 
v.c. 69, July 13, 1906. — W. A. Shoolbred. This is the same as 
E. S. Marshall’s No. 2943, on which (in Herb. Mus. Brit.) 
Marshall notes, “This is my & linearifolia, var. planifolia (Syme) : 
G. C. Druce in litt.” — A. J. Wilmott. Plants of this same 
gathering, collected by E. S. Marshall and labelled 11 A. maritima 
Willd. (alpine form),” were distributed through the Club in 1906 
(see Rep. 1906—7, p 106). Mr. A. Bennett considered the 
leaves too narrow for Syme’s variety planifolia. I submitted Mr. 
Marshall’s plant to the late Clement Reid, who thought it 
