435 
Jasione montana Linn. var. littoralis Fr. Sand Dunes, 
Studland Bay, Dorset, June 23, 1926. — L. B. Hall. Nice 
specimens correctly named. — H. W. Pugsley. 
Erica cinerea Linn. Form with all the flowers replaced by 
compact ovoid heads of crimson bracts. All the specimens 
sent are from the same plant. See Journal of Botany, 1909, 
p. 437. Parkstone, Dorset, Aug. 31, and Oct. 5, 1927. Ref. 
No. 703. — L. B. Hall. T had seen this curious heath, with 
the flowers replaced by bract-like organs, some years ago, 
but was unaware that it was so plentiful. It would have 
been interesting if the collector had stated whether or not it 
bears normal flowers, or merely increases by branching. 
Teratologically it is a partial reversion of the floral leaves to 
normal leaves. — J. Fraser. This is described by Mr. Hall as 
var. Rendlei in Journ. Bot. 1928, p. 25. 
Trientalis europaea L. Longmorn, near Elgin, Morayshire, 
Scotland, June, 1927 — K. D. Little. Comm. J. E. Little. 
Anagallis arvensis L. var. pallida Hook. f. — No. 423. Cult. 
Wimbledon, 1927. Orig. Poole Harbour, Dorset, 1913. — 
H. W. Pugsley. This pretty Pimpernel, which produces 
pale pink corollas with a bright crimson centre, was collected 
at Poole Harbour in 1913, and from seeds sown in my garden 
the following spring the plant has perpetuated itself without 
variation up to the present time. The common scarlet 
Pimpernel has also grown in my garden for many years, and al- 
though it is often intermingled with the pink form, they both 
appear constantly to maintain their distinctive features. 
I have never seen any other colour form in the garden. 
The plant is not sent under the name of var. carnea (Schrank) 
as Schrank (Baier. Flora I, 461) states that the stem of his 
plant is erect and its flowers flesh-coloured (without any 
mention of a dark centre). It is treated as an intermediate 
between A. phoenicea ( A . arvensis L.) and A. coerulea, and 
under the former of these Schrank gives a variety /j — “ with 
white flowers,” which may be identical with my Poole plant. 
Some of the Pimpernels with nearly self-coloured flowers, 
flesh-coloured, lilac, or dull purple, which are frequently 
met with in Britain as on the Continent, are probably referable 
to A. carnea Schrank.' Hooker’s varietal name pallida in 
the Student’s Flora is the earliest that I know to denote a 
form with clearly bicoloured flowers, but it may prove to be 
antedated. — H. W. Pugsley. 
