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Euphrasia Rostkoviana, Hayne. Side of field near Wardlaw Hay 
Cop, Derbyshire, nth July 1898. — J. C. Melvill. '‘‘‘E. hrevipilaP 
— E. S. Marshall. 
E. curia, Fries. Grassy moorland, near Gluss Water, North- 
maven, Shetland, 8th August 1896 (No. 1174); grassy banks, 
Hamna Voe, Northmaven, Shetland, 8th August i89'6 (No. 1175)- 
Name of both confirmed by Prof, von Wettstein. — W. H. Beeby. 
E. scoitica, Wettst. From various localities in Northmaven, 
Shetland, August 1896; Nos. 1178, 1182, 1183, 1185, 1189. All 
named or confirmed by Prof, von Wettstein. — W. H. Beeby. 
E. scoitica, Wettst. Fair Isle, Shetland, August 1897. Leg. 
E. Straker ; com. W. H. Beeby. 
Rhinajithus major, Ehrh., var. aptera, Fr. Near Fort George, 
E. Inverness, 7th August 1898. — E, S. Marshall. “Seems to 
answer to Fries’ description (‘Mant.’ 3, p. 60, 1842). Syme (‘Eng. 
Bot.’) says ‘Forfar ex Babington’ is the only locality given for this 
form, but I think it has been gathered since that date, i.e. 1866.” — 
Ar. Bennett. 
Orobanche amethystea, Thuill. ? On leguminous plants near Durs- 
ley, W. Gloucestershire, 13th July 1898. — J. W. White. “ In some 
measure these specimens resemble O. amethystea rather than O. minor, 
but I am unable to name them positively. Does amethystea ever grow 
inland upon TrifoliaV' — J. W. W. “I believe Mr. White sent me 
this, or a similar plant, in a fresh state, and that I led him to think it 
might be amethystea, but looking at the general habit, curvature of the 
corolla, stigma, etc., I believe it to be only a form of O. mmor, Sutt. 
{eu-miuor, Syme). O. amethystea when compared in a fresh state 
with O. Picridis and O. mmor looks very different, the pale bluish 
purple with which it is suffused is very pretty, and contrasts greatly 
with the whitish yellow of 0 . Picridis. When growing on Ononis and 
on Daucus, side by side, O. amethystea does not look practically different, 
but in one place near St. Margaret’s, Kent, I find a very small- 
flowered form on Daucus {O. Carotce, Desm. ?). It has been said that 
the differences in Orobanche may be produced by the host plants, but 
I have failed to see any difference in eu-minor on Trifolium and on 
Crepis virens, plants of very different natural ordens, and I have 
traced on the same day O. caryophyllacea on Galium verum, G. datum, 
and LoUis corniculatus, contrasted them, and found no appreciable 
difference.” — Ar. Bennett. 
Mentha alopecuroides, Hull. Hedge bank, Chesterton, Warwick- 
shire, September 1898. — H. Bromwich. “Poor specimen, but rightly 
named.” — E. F. Linton. Messrs. Driice and Marshall suggest M. 
roUindifolia, but I agree with Mr. Linton in thinking it M. alopecuroides. 
I see there is a piece of M. lo?igifolia on my sheet of it ; so perhaps 
members will find others. — J. G. 
