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which Mr. Mellors has sent me from Nottingham. The most inter¬ 
esting are Helix rotundata (Miill.), and its var. Turtonii. (Flem.), 
II. aculeata (Miill.), Hyalinia fulva (Miill.), H. crystallina (Miill.), from 
Kirkby; Helix virgata (Da Costa), and its var. subalbida (Poiret), from 
a lane between Staunton and Long Pennington ; Ancylus Jluviatilis 
(Miill.), from Kirkby; Helix ericetorum (Miill.), and its var. alba 
(Cliarp.), from Alverton ; Gcecilianella acicula (Miill.), from Tollerton ; 
Helix caperata (Mont.), from Staunton ; Paludina contecta (Mill.), from 
Newark; and Bythinia Leachii (Sliepp.), from near Trent.— 
J. W. Williams. 
Leafing of Oak and Ash. —These trees were considerably earlier 
in the unfolding of their leaves than they were in 1888, and the relative 
difference in time was also much more pronounced than in that year. 
During the week from May 18tli to the 25th, the oak trees were 
becoming well clothed in leaves, so that by the latter date there was 
scarcely a tree to be seen without a full head of foliage. The ash 
trees were markedly behind, and there were only a few trees that had 
fully developed their leaves by the 23rd, and these only in favourable 
situations. In making these observations attention was paid both to 
the habit of individual trees, and especially to the kind of station. 
For example, the valley of Luton has slopes on the opposite sides, 
with eastern and western, aspects. On the hill facing the west, there 
were young ash trees that had leaves fairly developed by the 17th or 
18th, and were as much advanced as oak trees on the opposite hill top 
with a northern aspect. But the tall ash trees on this side showed 
scarcely a sign of leaf, while the oak trees growing near them had 
their foliage half expanded. It was not till the 23rd to 25th of May 
that the ash trees with a northern aspect made any marked advance 
in their foliation, whilst not a few of them were almost bare. In fact, 
when allowing the eye to range over a near landscape, one could detect 
the presence of almost every ash tree by its bareness of leaves, which 
was particularly marked on the 25th. It should be stated that these 
observations were limited to South Beds, and a portion of the county 
of Herts adjoining.—J. Saunders, Luton. 
Plants in Flower in May. — I beg to submit a list of wild flowers, 
which, in the week ending 12th inst., came under my notice in 
North Devonshire, in the neighbourhood of Ilfracombe, Bideford, and 
Clovelly :—Silene maritima, Lychnis (pink variety), Ground Ivy, 
Geranium, Beilis perennis, some fields white therewith; Primrose, 
Violet, Oxalis, Orchis, Garlic, Periwinkle, Black Thorn, Stitchwort 
(greater and lesser), Cardamine pratensis, Vetch, Dandelion, Hyacinth, 
Gorse, in luxuriant flower over acres of ground at a time ; Anemone, 
Broom, Marsh Marigold, Greater Celandine, Strawberry, Dog’s 
mercury, Cotyledon umbilicus, Lousewort, Plantain, Milkwort, 
Chickweed, Groundsel, Mustard Charlock, Lords and Ladies, Bay wort 
(on walls), Ling (on summit of Gallantry Bower, Clovelly), Cowslip, 
Banunculus ( ? species), Germander Speedwell, Water Cress, Trefoil, 
Spurge, Weasel Snout, Yellow Cow Wheat, Tormentilla, Comfrey, 
a flower very like “London Pride,” Geum (avens), Lamium purpureum, 
Butcher’s Broom, Scarlet pimpernel, Lamium album, Shepherd’s 
purse, Sonchus arvensis (sow thistle!), Banunculus aquaticus. 
There was a very pretty creeper beginning to flower, frequently 
to be seen on roadside wails, the name of which I do not know. 
[. Linaria cymbalaria, doubtless.—Ed. “M, N.”]— Charles Cochrane, 
Pedmore, near Stourbridge, May 15, 1889. 
