144 THE BOTANICAL EXCHANGE CLUB OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 
Ranunculus Flammula , L., var. natans , Persoon? Pool,Boswednan, 
in the neighbourhood of the Gurnard’s Head, West Cornwall, 6th 
October, 1886. Only a few plants seen. A floating form with long 
and slender stems, the flowering extremities alone rising out of the 
water. A few long rootlets were given off at each of the lower nodes. 
The forms of R, Flammula in this country seem worthy of more 
notice than they have received. I have drawn attention to the 
varieties of this plant in the “ Proceedings of the Manchester Literary 
and Philosophical Society,” No. 4, Vol. XXVI., p. 47, a copy of which 
is sent to each member with this Report. — Charles Bailey. “ May 
be the plant intended by him. I have looked at his description and 
cannot be sure.” — C. C. Babington. 
R. Flammula , L., a variety closely approaching R. reptans , L. 
Growing with R. reptans , L., on the coarse sandy beach of Glencoin 
Bay, on the western shore of Ullswater, just beyond the Cumberland 
boundary (in Westmorland), 16th July, 1886. In the very restricted 
area between the summer level of the lake and full-water mark 
occurred a beautiful series of forms connecting R. Flammula , L. 
var. suberectus, Syme, with R. reptans , L. The typical form of 
suberedus occurred in profusion in the higher portion of the area, 
while growing by itself on the coarse shingle and sand of the shore, 
was the form now distributed, which is not suberectus , nor reptans , 
nor yet pseudo-reptans , as I understand the latter. As will be seen, 
the internodes are clearly arching, and they are much more slender 
than the form I distributed to the members from Windermere last 
year (Report, pp. 1 22-1 23). They differed, further, from the Winder- 
mere pseudo-reptans in their nodes not producing rootlets, or only 
occasionally so. Their principal differences from reptans were chiefly 
comparative ; in collecting them, their thicker nodes, stronger root- 
lets, and larger flowers, were the more noticeable characters, except 
one, viz., the basal internode, which was always straight, and usually 
erect. Between these and reptans proper were forms whose 
characters made it difficult to range them under the one name or the 
other. — Charles Bailey. “ Comes very near to reptansF — C. C. 
Babington. 
R. reptans , L. Plentiful on the coarse sandy beach on the western 
shore of Ullswater, Glencoin Bay, just beyond the Cumberland 
boundary, Westmorland, 16th July, 1886. — Charles Bailey. Pro- 
fessor Babington raises no objection. Mr. J. G. Baker says : — 
“ Extreme reptans has a distinctly-hooked style. This is too young.” 
R. acris , L.,var. tomophyllus , Jord. Balta Island, Unst, Shetland, 
17th August, 1886; a dwarf form, rarely exceeding four inches in 
height. W. R. Linton. Passed without comment by Prof. C. C. 
Babington and J. G. Baker. 
Helleborus fodidus , L. Cleeve and Brockley, North Somerset, 15th 
March, 1886. These are sent in evidence that the plant is native in 
North Somerset, for which vice-county it is not credited in Top. Bot. 
ed. 2. It occurs on wooded limestone hills in several localities about 
the Mendips. — J. W. White. 
Nuphar luteum, Sm., var. intermedium . Lochan near Tyndrum, 
Mid-Perth, 22nd July, 1885. J. Groves. 
