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PERSONALIA 
STACHYS PALUSTRIS L. AND xSTACHYS AMBIGUA SM. 
Mr P. S. Green of the Dept, of Botany, The University, Birmingham, 
15, is commencing work on the putative hybrid xStachys ainhicjua, be- 
tween S. palustris and S. sylvatica. He would be very grateful for roots 
(or seeds) of S. palustris and of the hybrid, from different parts of the 
country. When the hybrid is growing with the parents he would be 
grateful for plants of these too. Anyone who is willing to help is asked 
to send the material to Mr Green at the above address with information 
as to locality, habitat, soil, etc. 
SYSTEMATICS ASSOCIATION: RESEARCH COMMITTEE. 
Mr B. L. Burtt, Convener of the above Committee, asks members who 
are engaged in autecological and/or cytogenetic-taxonomic researches 
on the British Flora to co-operate with the Committee by notifying him 
the iiames of the species being studied. By doing so, it will be possible 
to obviate overlapping between different workers unknown to one an- 
other, and will enable him to give information about the work going on 
in any i>articular group. Particulars should be sent to Mr B. L. Burtt, 
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey. 
E. J. BRILL’S BOOK LIST. 
The Society receives the above and the Hon. Assistant Secretary 
will be ])leased to forward it to any member interested. 
GALIUM (SECT. LEPTOGALIUM) 
Professor D Ehrendorfer, 111/40, Rennweg 14, Vienna, is in- 
vestigating the above section of Galium, which includes our species, 
from a .systematic, geographical, ecological and cytological point of 
view. He would be grateful of seed of our species from as many 
different types of habitat as i)ossible, and would offer seed or herbarium 
material of Austrian plants in return. 
