490 the botanical exchange club of the BRITISH ISLES. 
Siatice aiif'iculcefolia, Vahl. var. intermedia. Portland Isle, Dorset, 
July, 1895. How does this differ from S. Dodartii, (lir., which was 
recorded by Babington from the same place ? Has the S. Dodartii 
been since found ? — G. Claridge Druce. “ Doubtless the plant 
intended by Syme, though the spikes are not as thick as many. As 
to its bearing Vahl’s name, see ‘ Journal of Botany.’” — Ar. Bennett. 
Syringa vulgaris, L. Near Egremont, Cumberland, July, 1895. 
The common lilac has established itself in hedges about i |- miles east 
of Egremont very considerably. It forms the hedge for about twenty 
yards not far from Ulcoats Mill Between Cote Close and Moss 
Dalts farms it occupies the hedges in many parts to the exclusion of 
the thorn for spaces of from five to twenty yards in length in different 
fields. It has the appearance of having been bird sown. — Joseph 
Adair. “ Does it ripen seeds in Cumberland ?” — W. H. B. 
ErytJir(Ba Ce?itaurium, Pers., forma. Damp sandy pasture near 
Lytham, West Lancashire, 6th August, 1895. — E. S. Marshall. 
E. Centaiirium, Pers. var. capitata, Koch. Pastures near the sea, 
Milford-on-Sea, S. Hants, June, 1895. — J. Cosmo Melvill. 
Gentiana baltica, Murbeck ? Sandhills between Lytham and 
St. Anne’s, West Lancashire, 6th August, 1895.— E. S. Marshall. 
“Yes; but members will bear in mind that all the specimens do not 
show the root-leaves.” — W. H. B. 
G. gernianica, 'Willd. A small-flowered form abundant in a 
chalk pit at North Sydmonton, Hampshire, this year, 21st September, 
1896. The plants varied considerably in character, and in several 
cases there was a difficulty in distinguishing them from robust 
forms of G. Amarella, Linn. — A. B. Jackson. “I could not 
refer these specimens either to G. germanica or to G. Amarella, and as 
certain features suggested a hybrid origin I sent examples to Dr. von 
Wettstein, who, after closely examining the plant, agrees in thinking 
it a hybrid between the two above species. He arrives at this 
conclusion because: — ‘ i. It is completely intermediate, morpho- 
logically, between the two species named. 2. The sterility of the 
pollen. I could, however, only examine one flower, as the others 
were going to seed. This one contained 48 % of abortive pollen- 
grains. 3. The small number of fully developed seeds. I examined 
three capsules, of which one contained 56 %, the .second 97 %, and 
the third 88 % of evidently abortive seeds.’ Dr. Wettstein adds that 
for a complete determination it would be necessary to know whether 
the plant grows in company with its putative parents. Mr. Jackson 
has promised to investigate this point, but I may mention that I have 
seen G. germanica, Willd., from the locality. (See ‘Report’ for 1892, 
p, 379.’” — W. H. Beeby. 
Symphytum asperrimum, L. Brass Knocker Hill, Bath, June, 1894. 
I much wish to know if this plant, which I have met with in Jersey 
as well as at home, be correctly named. Two or three years ago 
