15 AUGUST 1998, Page 27

The bluebells of Scotland

Sir: While your correspondent Andrew Parker Bowles (Letters, 1 August) is cor- rect when pointing out the botanical differ- ence between bluebells and harebells observed when strolling through Hyde Park and Kensington Garden, he must realise that harebells are sometimes known as Scottish bluebells. This is presumably what David Welch had in mind when he wrote his diary of 25 July.

John B. Gill

Wychbold, Tattingstone, Ipswich, Suffolk