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The only fern I noticed of interest is Lastrea Fcenisecii 
(Babb). This is common in the higher woods near Llanrwst; 
it is very distinct in habit from its near allies, and no one 
I think, who has seen it growing in its native places, could 
doubt its being quite distinct. 
Before closing these notes I would call your attention to 
the curious variegated bramble leaves. These, and many 
others, were gathered in a lane between Llandudno and 
Gloddaeth, and I have noticed for many years that in this 
lane for about twenty yards all, or nearly all, the brambles 
are variegated ; and not only they, but the spirea and one 
or two other plants. Our member, Mr. Bailey, accompanied 
me to this place, and was much pleased with the extreme 
beauty of these variegated leaves. What rendered it more 
striking was that just in that place the leaves of the docks and 
some other plants were spotted with a species or two of 
uredo. In this part of the lane the soil was composed 
partly of a very red clay, which no doubt was the cause of 
these variegated leaves. On again visiting the place in 
October, I found the leaves still more beautiful as some of 
them were gaining the autumnal tints, and besides their 
rich variegation had borders of the intensest orange and 
crimson. 
Mr. H. A. Hurst exhibited specimens of four very rare 
European plants, collected by himself during the spring of 
the present year in the neighbourhood of Gibraltar : 
Orchis cordata. 
Drosophyllum lusitamcum. 
Scilla monophylla. 
Narcissus viridiflorus. 
Dr. Henry Simpson exhibited a male specimen of the 
