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Box Hill it grows both in tufts and as separate plants. — J.L.O L. 
Perhaps more strict!}'' styled II. purpurata (Smith) Druce, or still 
better II. violacea (Boreau) Druce. Yes, one does not go to 
Syme’s Ed. of Eng. Bot. for well-coloured plates ; most of them 
bear no comparison with those of Eds. 1 and 2. The colouring 
of this plate ( E . purpurata ) in my copy of the second Ed. is good, 
but the colour of plates varies considerably in different issues 
(there were two re-issues of Yols. I — VII) and different copies of 
that edition. Unfortunately this is one of the plates of which 
the original drawing is not at Brit. Mus. Bot. Dept, {fide Garry). 
Although Boswell !Syme makes the plate (with less purple) do 
justice for E. media , he gives purpurata as a variety under that 
species in the text. — H.S.T. 
Orchis Fuchsii Druce. Box Hill (basic soil), Surrey, v.c. 17, 
June 14, 1924. When fresh the leaves were fairly strongly 
spotted. — D. G. Catcheside. It is extremely doubtful whether 
there is any real ground for substituting this name for 
0. maculata L., which has hitherto been universally used for this 
plant. It may be questioned whether in Europe there are but 
two forms of the aggregate species, as Dr. Druce assumes, and 
the contention that Linnaeus’ account in Species Plantarum refers 
only to 0. ericetorum Linton, to the exclusion of our spotted 
orchis of basic soils and other Continental forms, seems primd 
facie opposed to all reasonable probability, and its untenability 
is pointed out by Col. Godfrey (Journ. Bot. lxi p. 306 and lxii 
p. 201).— H.W.P. 
A Ilium vineale Linn., var. compadum (Thuill.). Near Richmond, 
Surrey, v.c. 17, June 7, 1924. — J. L. O’Loughlin. 
Juncus compressus Jacq. Meadow by the Chew at Stanton 
Drew, N. Somerset, July 18, 1888. — Jas. W. White. 
J. tenuis Willd. Footpath through peaty arable land, Lady 
Hall, S. Cumberland, Oct. 1, 1924. I waited till late in the year 
before gathering this, in the hope of securing more mature fruits. 
Unfortunately, the season was so wet that few were produced 
and, moreover, the plants dried so badly as to be only useful as 
a record. I believe the species has been once recorded for the 
north of the County, but not for the south. The plants were in 
great quantity, growing with J. bufonius, in particularly tenacious 
peaty soil above estuarine sand, near the R. Duddon. — W. H. 
Pearsall. 
J. difiusus Hoppe. Mitcham Common, Surrey, v.c. 17, Aug. 
6 and 11, 1924. — F. J. Sheldon. The specimens are taken from 
