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quently Mr. Williams in ‘ Prod. FI. Brit.’ p. ii, refers the Wicken 
plant to A. saligims, Willd., and if Mr. Linton is right in considering 
the Oxfordshire and Wicken specimens identical, and Mr, Williams 
is correct in his identification, our plant must be named A. saligtius, 
Willd. Against this may be urged the fact that Prof. Asa Gray named 
an Aster apparently identical from the vicinity A. 7 iovi-belgii, which 
name he remarked “meant a great deal.” — G. C. Druce. 
Rhinanthus stenophyllus, Schur. I believe correctly deter- 
mined, but the specimens alluded to, which both Dr. Sterneck 
and myself named mvior, sent by Mr. Wheldon some time since 
from the same locality, are different from these ; therefore both 
species occur on the sand-dunes. Dr, Bucknall says that stenophyllus 
is only the autumnal form of Crista-galli, but I have good specimens 
of stenophyllus gathered in June and specimens of Crista-galli gathered 
late in the year ; doubtless plants which might be thought in the early 
state to be only Crista-galli themselves to be stenophyllus suhtn 
fully developed. — G. C. Druce. 
Salvia pratensis, L., p. 306. These plants from the well-known 
locality have nothing to do with the very distinct S. Sclarea ; the size 
of the floral bracts in pratensis varies considerably. — G. C. Druce. 
Ballota nigra, L,, var. borealis (Schweigg.). Not B. borealis, 
Schweigg., as in ‘ Konigsb. Arch, Nat.’ i. (1812), p. 214, figured and 
described by Reichenbach, ‘ Ic. FI. Germ.’ xviii. p. 10, t. me cxviij., 
where it is said to be like foetida, but with small leaves {eadem 
microphylla)-, Koch. (‘Syn. FI. Germ.’ i. p. 172) says it is a modifica- 
tion of foetida, “ cujus aristo indentibus calycis dente ipso brevior 
est.” This western plant (probably B. ruderalis, Bab. (not Fr.) 
in part), which Bolton King brought me from Herefordshire in 
1882, is quite a distinct variety characterised by its larger, softer, 
velvety leaves and laxer habit, which may be distinguished as 
var, membranacea. 
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Festuca ovina, L., forma, p. 322. F. ovina, L., is awned, as are 
these specimens ; var. paludosa, Gaud, (^ = captllata, Hackel), is awn- 
less, the leaves in paludosa are usually longer than in the type. In 
aspect the Inchnadamph plant is like the var. supina, Schrad., but 
the sheath is different, being that of typical ovina, which has split 
sheaths. — G. C. Druce. 
Cniais tuberosus, Roth. = Cirsium tuberosum. All. Rev. H. J. 
Riddelsdell. Having seen the roots, and having the plant in 
cultivation, I now believe it to be a variety or form of Cirsium 
tuberosim, All. 
