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f. tomophyllus (Jord.)— H. J. R. Evidently near Jordan’s plant, 
but is it hairy enough? In any case, hardly more than a sub- 
variety of the same author’s R. Borceayius, I believe. — E. S. M. 
R. acris^v'xx. tomophyllus, Jord.? Wyaston, S. Derby, 13 th June 
1907. — W. R. Linton. 
R. acris, L., subsp. BorcBanus, f. rectus, Rouy et Fouc. = 
R. rectus, Boreau {pro specie'). Pastures near Axbridge, North 
Somerset, 28th June, 1907. This form is rather common about 
Bristol, ranking in frequency next to tomophyllus, as far as can 
be judged at present. In England it seems difficult to lay hold 
of a character much relied upon by authors for the diagnosis of 
these plants, viz. the direction of the rootstock, whether oblique, 
horizontal or vertical. On continental specimens, however, I. have 
seen roots such as I have never met with at home. Unless the 
plant grows in sand, peat, or similar loose soil, its root must 
obviously be liable to deflection by obstructions in its path, and 
the root-character will therefore be often obscured when a thin 
layer of earth overlies rock ; or on stony roadsides. Nor does 
the rootstock take a direction in line with the aerial stem when 
plants spring from ditch-banks or other sloping ground. Thus one 
finds it difficult to make out clearly those forms which differ little 
from each other, save in the direction of their rootstocks, e.g. 
Steveni and rectus, which are instanced by Townsend ; and the 
same hindrance lies in the way of a decision on many doubtful 
gatherings. — James W. White. This appears in ‘ Lon. Cat.,’ Ed. X., 
as R. acris, L., var. rectus (Jord.). — H. J. R. 
R. acris, var. rectus, Bor. Yeldersley Lane, S. Derbs., 13th June 
1907. This was a robust plant growing in wet ground on the side 
of the lane. — W. R. Linton. Not the rectus of Boreau. — J. W. 
White. 
Glaucium pJmniceum, Crantz. It occurs in quantity over 
ground laid out in allotments at Canton, Cardiff, Glamorgan. 
Gathered Sept. 1907. It appears to seed freely.— H. J. Riddels- 
DELL. Placed by Boissier as a var. of G. corniculatum. Curt, (i.e., 
var. phceniceum, DC.). It depends on the colour of the flowers.— 
E. G. Baker. 
Mr. Pugsley wishes it to be borne in mind that in most of 
Dr. Vigurs’s specimens he has only seen samples of the Fumitories ; 
he does not vouch for his remarks applying beyond the sheets which 
he actually saw. 
Fupiaria purp^lrea, Pugsley. Roadside at the top of the hill 
North of Trebellen, Cubert, v.-c. i. West Cornwall, 30th Aug. and 
