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Boott, has generally been admitted with doubt as an 
indigenous plant ; many botanists believing that vai ieties of 
Car ex distans had been mistaken for it. There are several 
localities in Ireland recorded as stations for Gaiidin’s plant ; 
it has also been found recently in Scotland, and the Tenby 
locality above referred to re-establishes its right to be 
considered a British species. 
November 10th, 1873. 
Charles Bailey, Esq., Vice-President of the Section, 
in the Chair. 
“ Remarks upon the British locality for Lobelia urens,” 
by J. C. Melvill, M.A., F.L.S. 
The author being in the neighbourhood of Taunton this 
summer, determined to visit Axminster, the only known 
locality for this species in Britain, and set out for that pur- 
pose on the 1st of August. 
The common where it was said to grow in 1836, has now 
been cultivated, and the old landmarks removed, and no 
trace of the plant was to be seen; however, a mile or two 
further on, beyond Shute Hill, he met with the lobelia in 
tolerable plenty, but exceedingly local. The flowers were 
in perfection, showing that the time of flowering mentioned 
in the various Botanical works is erroneous, where Autumn 
is stated to be the time. Mr. Melvill exhibited some dried 
specimens and distributed them among the members. 
“On Lymexylon Navale,” by Joseph Sidebotham, 
F.RA.S. 
Mr. Sidebotham referred to the various authors who have 
written about this species, the first and probably only 
British example of which was taken by Mr. Griesbach, in 
