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Shee, E. Perth, so far as Britain is concerned. The specimens 
are a prize to present-day collectors. — J. Fraser. 
S. caprea x Lapponum. Near Falls of Lochy Burn, Glen 
Shee, E Perth, v.c. 89, July 13, 1906. — W. A. Shoolbred. This 
rare hybrid is also found at Clova, Forfarshire. The silky gloss 
of the under-surface of the leaves is characteristic of the hybrid, 
and even some of the minute stipules are present. The short 
styles, equalling the undivided stigmas, and the serrate-crenate 
margin of the leaves are derived from S. cctprea. The size and 
shape of the leaves are largely influenced by S. Lapponum , and 
the adpressed pubescence by some forms of it. — J. Fraser. 
S. Andersoniana Sm. ? (leaves only). Orcaber Lane, Aust- 
wick, W. Yorks, Sept 21, 1924. On my first visit to this, in 
May, the catkins were too young for gathering, but showed the 
glabrous ovaries of this species. I will endeavour to add them 
next year. — W. H. Pearsall. Has every appearance of being 
correctly named in the absence of catkins. The leaves are oval, 
serrated to the apex, more or less hairy, partly glabrescent, and 
blackened in drying. The form is very close to, if not identical 
with, the originally-named S. Andersoniana Sm. It hybridises 
very freely with S. phylicifolia L., hence the value of catkins. — 
J. Fraser. 
S. aurita x caprea ( capreola J. Kern.). Oxted Chalk Pits, 
Oxted, Surrey, v.c. 17. Leaves, Aug. 12, 1923; catkins, April 6, 
1924. Some of the specimens were collected on May 18, 1924, 
from the same bush, which was 10 ft. high, but narrow. This is 
No. 453, and was a separate bush from No. 448. The lower 
leaves in both cases are entire, and more or less glabrescent by 
autumn, but the mature leaves show the small serratures, dis- 
tinctive of this hybrid. I regret not having collected more of 
the mature leaves. — J. Fraser. 
S. aurita x caprea ( capreola J. Kern.). Oxted Chalk Pits, 
Oxted, Surrey, v.c. 17, April 6 and Aug. 3, 1924. A few from 
the same small bush on May 21, 1923, a little too late for the 
catkins, and too early for mature leaves. The striae under the 
bark of this hybrid are always few and short or absent ; but I 
have not been able to supply a sample with all the specimens. 
The lower leaves are mostly entire, and the upper ones finely 
serrate, instead of having the large, wavy crenatures of S. caprea. 
— J. Fraser. 
S. aurita x caprea ? [585], Maideneroft, Hitehin, Herts., 
April 16 and July 2, 1924. — J. E. Little. The stipules support 
