352 THE BOTANICAL EXCHANGE CLUB OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 
NOTES ON THE REPORT OF 1907. 
My absence from England during the printing of the Report 
prevented my attention to the plants sent. I therefore venture to 
make a few observations on some critical forms. 
Stellaria graminca, L. J. C. Melvill. My specimen has 
petals which are shorter than the calyx, and not pure white. 
A somewhat similar specimen was sent me from Ruan Minor by 
the late Mr. F. T. Richards, described as having “ reddish-blue 
flowers, smaller blossoms, ro stamens, all with anthers and very 
small style.” The flowers in S.palustris and S. grand nea appear 
to be dimorphic. — G. C. Druce. 
Trigonella caerulea, Ser. Rev. H. J. Riddelsdell. 
The above name should be written T. M[elilotus\ caerulea as 
in ‘ lir. PI. List,’ but I think the identification is incorrect. From 
its narrower stipules, and narrow oblong leaves, with sharp serratures, 
I am disposed to call it T. Besseriana, Seringe. See ‘ Reichb. Ic. 
FI. Germ.’ et Helv. xxii, p. 48, and ‘ Rep. of Exchange Club,’ 1889. 
— G. C. Druce. 
Medicago liipulina, L., var. IVilldenowiana (K.och)? Rev. A. 
Ley. This is not the var. scabra, Gray. In ‘ Nat. Arr. Brit. PI.’ ii, 
605, 1821, Gray describes scabra “Legumen cochleate, about 10 in 
one peduncle, slightly comjiressed, rough, with many tubercles.” It 
is based on Doody’s plant described in Ray’s Syn. 4.333. The de- 
scription by Koch (‘ FI. Germ.’ 161, 1837) of var. Willdcnowiana^ 
“leguminibus glanduloso-pilosis ; pilis patentibus articulatis,” does 
not fit Mr. Ley’s specimens, which may be the var. eriocarpa, Rouy 
and Fouc., “Legume pubescent ou velue.” — G. C. Druce. 
Prunus domestica, L., F. L. Foord-Kelcey. This is fairly repre- 
sented in the Plate No. 219 of Jordan and Fourreau’s leones, and 
there named P. sepivaga. On p. 56 it is described as having the fruit 
“ sat parvo subaequaliter rotundato.” I should call it P. insititia^ 
var. sepivaga (Jord.). — G. C. Druce. 
Valeriana Mikanii, Syme. This name is absolutely untenable. 
There is a distinct species named Mikanei from South America, 
which antedates Syme’s name ; moreover V. Mikanii, Syme, is the 
V. officinalis, L., both of the ‘ Species Plantarum ’ and Herbarium. — 
G. C. Druce. 
Aster, p. 293. I do not follow Mr. Linton’s remark. The 
note in ‘ B.E.C. Report,’ 1897, p. 551, by Mr. Wheldon, shewed 
clearly his difficulty — i.e., that two names Aster novi-beigii zxuS. 
A. salignus had been given to the Wicken F'en plant. Subse- 
