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Mr. Fox’s specimen agrees fairly well with Borreriana . Syme (E. B. 
3rd Ed.) says of this, “ Capsule and stalk glabrous.” Babington says 
the same. But Hooker and Arnott (8th ed.) say, “stalks of ovary 
hairy” — meaning by this the stalk of the capsule evidently. Mr. 
Fox’s specimen has the stalk of the capsule hairy, and the capsule 
glabrous. Smith had only seen the male plant, which alone he 
describes (Eng. FI. vol. 10, p. 174). My specimens from the Revs. 
J. E. Leefe and Kew are only males.” — A Bennett. 
Salix repens , L. vars. Near Swansea, Glamorgan, 12th July. 1886. 
W. R. Linton. No. i. — S tyle short, leaves not much recurved. 
“Doubtful between fusca and ascendens ?” — A. Bennett. No 2, — 
“A. repens , var . prostrataP — A. Bennett. No. 3. — Capsules glabrous, 
long-stalked; long style, stipules stalked ; leaves with point recurved, 
27th April and 12th July, 1886. — W. R. L. “*S. repens , var. 
incubaceaP — A. Bennett. 
S. repens L. var.? Ross Links, Northumberland, July, 1885. — 
H. E. Fox. “A small form of argenteaP — A. Bennett. 
S. repens , L. Glen Luibeg, S. Aberdeen, July, 1885. — H. E. Fox. 
“A. repens f., but one that does not accord well with any variety 
described; neither can I make any of Wimmer’s forms agree.” — 
A. Bennett. 
S. Lapponum , L. Glen Canlochan, Forfar, July, 1885. — H. E. 
Fox. “ S. Lapponum , var. StuartianaP — A. Bennett. 
Salix . Glen Luibeg, S. Aberdeen, July, 1885. — H. E. 
Fox. “Maybe S. aurita , var. minor (?) but the specimen is not 
developed enough, and without catkins. I should much like to see 
fruiting specimens.” — A. Bennett. 
Salix . Braemar district, S. Aberdeen, July, 1885. — 
H. E. Fox. “ S. nigricans , near damascena , but the leaves more 
pointed and less hairy, in the specimen as gathered.” — A. Bennett. 
Salix . River bank above High Force, Yorks., 2nd 
July, 1886. — H. E. Fox. “ S. purpurea, genuinaP — A. Bennett. 
Allium vineale, L. var. compaetum , Thuill. Fields near Drayton, 
Warwickshire, August, 1886. — H. Bromwich. “ I presume the most 
common form of A. vineale — the compaetum. I have rarely seen 
flowers.” — C. C. Babington. 
Potamogeton plantagineus, Du Croz. Ramsey Hollow, Hunts, 25th 
Aug., 1886. Wicken, Cambs., 28th June, 1886. — A. Fryer. 
P. plantagineus , Du Croz. Shobdon marsh, Hereford, 16th Sept., 
1886 . — Augustin Ley. “Correct.” — Arthur Bennett. 
P. decipiens, Nolte, var. affinis. Canal, Warwick, August, 1886. — 
H. Bromwich. “ At the time I named the Berwick plant as above, I 
relied on Nolte’s own specimens as representing the species. Since 
then I have seen a large series of various forms of the plant, especially 
some from near Upsala, Sweden, and Silesia. Dr. Tiselius called 
my attention to the fact that the late Prof. Fries had gathered near 
Upsala a nearly similar form ; and I now consider this simply represents 
one of many forms, but which cannot be separated as varieties.” — 
Arth. Bennett. 
P. zoster cefolius, Schum. Canal, Warwick, August, 1886. — H. 
Bromwich. “ Correct.” — A. Bennett. 
