PERSONALIA. 
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CONIUM MACULATUM L. 
Dr J. H. Davie, 24 College Doad, Clifton, Bristol, 8, would be 
grateful for sami^les up to a pound in weight of ripe, dry seed of 
< '(/Il ium maculatum. Would any member willing to collect and send 
this seed jdease enclose a note indicating (i) place and county where 
collected, (ii) type of soil, heath^', light, calcareous, peaty, (iii) damp 
or dry situation, (iv) whether plants are growing in direct sunlight 
or in shade. 
ARUM MACULATUM 
Mr C. T. Prime, ■«hose address is 147 Upper Selsdon Road, Sandei-- 
Btead, South Croydon, Surrey, is investigating Arum maculatum L. 
under three headings: — (i) Pollen-Mother-Cell Division, (ii) Over- 
lapping of the spathe and (iii) Spotted and unspotted forms. He is 
desirous of obtaining msderial from different parts of the country. Will 
members wishing to help please notify Mr Prime, when full details of 
the kind of specimens required will be supplied. 
BOTANICAL DRYING PAPER 
Some members may be interested to know that the finest quality 
hand-made botanical drying paper can now be obtained from Messrs 
Flatters & Garnett Ltd., of 309 Oxford Road, Manchester, 13. 
This paper, which is very hard wearing and consequently has a 
long life, is highly recommended by Mr E. Milne-Redhead, the Society’s 
adviser on the preparation of specimens. It is available in one size 
oidy, namely 16.5 x 10.5 inches, and members who are interested should 
apply to Messrs Flatters & Garnett Ltd. for particulars of its cost. 
