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elliptic, and of a beautiful grass-green colour. It will be seen 

 from these notes that the term undenj round , as applied to the 

 stolons, does not correctly describe the Surrey plant, though this 

 would, of course, not be apparent even in the fresh specimens 

 from which Mr. Townsend"s description was drawn. It has long 

 been extinct in the Wliitemoor Common station, whence a speci- 

 men, gathered in 18-1:8, and seen by Mr. Arthur Bennett, is the 

 last record known to me of its occurrence there, — W. H. Beeby. 



"Wiltshire Plants (see p. 274). — Mr. Druce's unsuccessful 

 search for Carex tnmentosa at Marston Maisey goes to prove that 

 this species has at least become extremely rare there. I have had 

 repeated hunts after it myself, always in vain, the last being towards 

 the close of the June of this year. Even so, I can hardly bring 

 myself to believe in the entire extermination — through the partial 

 draining of the water-meadows— of this particular Carex in a spot 

 where some dozen of its congeners still continue to flourish. The 

 fact, however, remains that for some years past the plant has not 

 been found there. I observe Mr. Druce records Chara hispida from 

 the neighbouring canal. I also observed it there on my last visit, and 

 have never seen it there before, though I have frequently botanised 

 along the banks, from which I conclude that it does not apj)ear 

 every season. As Mr. Druce states. Iris acoriformis Bor. is the 

 prevalent form there, but I noted true Pseudacorus in ditches near 

 Marston Maisey Village (Wilts). I think it probable the immature 

 SiKtryaninm he mentions as most likely neylectam would turn out to 

 be merely ramosmn. A month ago I believed our Woodchester 

 plant to be the former, so like did its young fruit seem to the figure 

 in ' Journal of Botany.' However, as it gradually ripens, I find 

 that it is showing itself to be, day by day more clearly, nothing 

 but ramosiim. — H. P. Keader. 



Draba biuralis L. in Dorset. — I found this plant in May last in 

 the extreme north-west of Dorset, at Higher Wambrook, about one 

 mile and a half west of Chard. Many of the stems were quite 

 simple. It grew on a very limited area of elevated limestone. 

 This record extends its range southwards from North Somerset. — 

 W. Bowles Barrett. 



PoDocARPUS insignis Hcmsl. = P. argot.enia. — I very much 

 regret to find that I have given a new name (see p. 287) to a 

 species of Podocarpus described by Dr. Hance in the ' Journal of 

 Botany,' 1883, p. 357. Mr. Ford, who is now in this country, 

 called my attention to the fact ; and, when he sent the specimens 

 to Kcw, he wrote mentioning that the plant had been published by 

 Dr. Hance, though he did not remember the name for the moment ; 

 but that letter was not before me at the time I described the plants. 

 It is, however, quite inexcusable on my part to have overlooked 

 Dr. Hance's published description, especially as I have access to 

 Mr. Forbes' s references to all the plants described by the former. 

 In extenuation I may add that my description includes the male 

 inflorescence, which was unknown to Dr. Hance. — W. Botting 

 IIemsley. 



