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Glydyr, but subsequent study led me to doubt the correctness of the 
name. The variety grandiflora was first described in the 2nd edition 
of the ‘Manual,’ and Prof. Babington emphasises the character of 
the calyx wing having lateral veins which rejoin the mostly simple 
central vein near its tip , the calyx wings being oval apiculate. These 
characters are present in the Ben Bulben, but not in the Welsh plant, 
which again has not the coriaceous leaves, with somewhat revolute 
margins. I consider the Carnarvon plant is very slightly divergent 
from vulgaris , in the direction of grandiflora. — Ed. “ I should call 
this, large-flowered vulgaris .” — Arthur Bennett. I asked Prof. 
Babington if he could pass it as grandiflora; he says, “No.” Mr. 
J, G. Baker says, “ large-flowered vulgaris .” Prof Alfred Bennett 
writes, “I have no doubt you are quite right about the Polygala ; it 
is simply eu-vulgaris , with slightly larger flowers. At all events it is 
quite safe to say that it is not the Irish grandiflora , which differs in 
its much larger and more coriaceous leaves, etc.” 
Poly gala amara , L., var. uliginosa , Reichb. Sent as P. uliginosa , 
Fries. Cronkley Fell, Yorkshire, June, 1886. — H. E. Fox. 
Saponaria Vaccaria , L. Railway bank, Milverton, Warwickshire, 
June, 1888. — H. Bromwich. 
Silene Cucuhalus , Wibel, var .puberula (Jord.). Sedgefield, Durham, 
July, 1888. — H. E. Fox. 
S. quinquevulnera , L. Braye du Valle, Guernsey, June, 1877. — 
G. C. Druce. 
Lychnis Viscaria, L. Cliffs of Craighall, Perth, July, 1882. — G. 
C. Druce. 
Holosteum umhellatum , L. Banks of Darro. Alhambra, Spain, 
17th April, 1887.- G. C. Druce. 
Cerastium triviale , Link, var. holosteoides (Fries). Banks of Tay, 
Mid-Perth June, 1882. — G. C. Druce. 
C. triviale , var. alpestre. Rills at 2,800 feet, Carnedd Llewellyn, 
Carnarvonshire, 21st August, 1888 — Augustin Ley. This is a tall 
plant, 6 to 9 inches high, with flowers about twice as long as calyx, 
and narrow leaves. Mr. Baker says, “ I should call alpestre , when 
petals are much longer than calyx.” Mr. Bennett says he has 
“gathered specimens in Surrey with petals, relatively, as long as the 
sepals on Mr. Ley’s Carnedd specimens ; in the true alpine plant the 
petals are nearly twice as long as the sepals.” Mr. Bennett gives as 
its synonyms, “ C. vulgatum , v. alpestre , Hartm., 1870, ed. 10. C. 
vulgatum , sub-sp. alpestre , Lindbl. (i. Fr. s. v. sc. 1) Hartm., ed. 11., 
1879. All Fries seems to say about this in the ‘ Summa,’ in 1846, 
under vulgatum , 1 alpestre , Lindbl. ( elatius grandiflor. ) ’ ” In Koch, 
‘FI. Germ.’ ed. i. (1835) P* I22 > ed. 1L (1843) P- T 34> ed. iii- (t 85 7) 
p. 106, an alpine variety of C. triviale , Link, is described “folia latiora, 
ovalia, flores paulo majores. Haec varietas a C. alpino dignoscitur 
panicula multiflora, ramulis superioribus aggregatis, pilis rigidioribus 
brevioribus, caule elatiore, defectu rosularum sterilium, et petalis 
calycem aequantibus vel paulo tantum longioribus.” A plant named 
alpestre by Dr. Boswell himself, in my possession, is more stunted, with 
shorter leaves, and much larger flowers than the Llewellyn specimens. 
—Ed. 
