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R. major and R. minor-, the flowers are small and the corolla 
appendages rather short for the former. I hope to submit the 
plant to a Continental expert. On the whole, the specimens 
agree fairly satisfactorily with the name Mr. Lousley has given 
it. — C. E. Salmon. 
Orobanche Picridis F. Schultz [Ref. x. 51]. Sandhills near 
Berrow, Somerset, v.c. 6, Aug. 3, 1923. — J. E. Lousley (1 sheet). 
Possibly correct, but it may be only a form of 0. minor. I saw 
0. Picridis at Berrow many years ago (on Crepis virens), but, un- 
fortunately, only in a dried-up condition. When fresh its colour 
is characteristic. Vide Journ. Bot. lxiii, 18 (1926). — H. W. 
Pugsley. 
0. minor Sm. On Vicia lutea at Leree, Guernsey, June 15, 1926, 
Although 0. minor is found on many of the Leguminosae, the 
present host is, I believe, very unusual. — J. E. Lousley. Yes ; 
very interesting. — H.S.T. 
0. amethystea Thuill. [Ref. x 18J. Plemont, Jersey, June 
17, 1926. — J. E. Lousley and T. W. Attenborough. Is 0. minor 
Sutton. Vide Journ. Bot. lxiii., 18 (1926). — H. W. Pugsley. 
Mentha longifolia Huds. *? var. nemorosa Willd. Marsh, near 
Clevedon, N. Somerset, Aug. 29, 1926. The leaves of this plant 
are “ green pubescent above, slightly tomentose beneath ” (Bab.) ; 
but not “ blanchatres en dessous ” as demanded by Boreau. 
Possibly nearer the type. — Jas. W. White. Correct. — A. 
Bennett. The leaves are on the small side for the var. nemorosa 
Willd., but they are broad for their actual length. The inflor- 
escence is also stouter than that of good M. longifolia Huds. 
The var. nemorosa is more common than the type. I believe it 
is the hybrid M. longifolia x rotundifolia, and hybrids are variable. 
I agree with the name. — J. Fraser. 
M. crispa Hook. Watergate, near Newquay, Cornwall, v.c. 1, 
Oct. 18, 1913. — C. C. Vigurs ; Comm. F. Rilstone. Not M. crispa 
of Linn., Hooker, nor Bentham, but one of the forms of the 
hybrid M. rotundifolia x viridis, which is the parentage of M. 
crispa. I have four forms of the hybrid, and can match this one 
from Swanage. It has the foxtail inflorescence, and pale flowers 
of M. rotundifolia , but the subglabrous character and scent of 
M. viridis. — J. Fraser. I suppose by this, Dr. Vigurs means 
M. viridis L., var. crispa L. — A. Bennett. 
M. viridis L. Bootle, Lancs., v.c. 59, Aug. 21, 1924. — J. A. 
Wheldon ; Comm. Nat. Mus. of Wales. Correct. — A. Bennett. 
