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A. arjrcdin, L. G., a plant close to the railings just before you come 

 to the bridge over the Serpentine, going south. Another gathered, for 

 me in the south of the Gardens by the Rev. Mr. Newbould. 



Agrostis vulgaris, Witii. G. and P., abundant over most of the Park 

 turf. " Kensington Gardens."— Fl. of M. 



A. alba, L. P., here and there in the turf between the Humane So- 

 ciety's Receiving-house up towards near the Magaziue, 



Aira fiexuom, L. Casual, among newly-sown grass between the south 

 side of the Serpentine and Rotten Row. 



A. cfEspito-m, L. In an over-grown flower-bed on the north side of the 

 palace ; casual. Also on a heap of peat-earth near Molinia. 



A. canjophyllea , L. " Hyde Park. Dickson, Hortus Siccus Britan- 

 nicus, London, 1792-1802.''— Fl.of M. 



A. pracox, L. "Hyde Park, 1816. Herb. Devonian Institution, 

 Exeter."— Fl. of M. 



Apera Spica-veuti, Beauv. P., casual, but plentiful in a newly-sown 

 piece of turf due south of the Serpentine, and between it and Rotten Row. 



Avena Jlavescem, L. P., in the strip, and again in some plenty in the 

 very centre of the Park ; abundant about the old grassed road and thence 

 towards the gravel-pits' site ; certainly a native grass of the turf, and thinly 

 spread at intervals over the whole western herbage of the Park, even 

 reaching the statue of Achilles. G., plentiful in tlie hay-grass east of the 

 Palace, and again in the patch where the yews grow north of it. " Hyde 

 Park, 1817. Herb. Goodger and Rozea," and several later records. — 

 Fl. of M. 



Arrhenatherum avenaceum, Beauv. P., a single plant in some mea- 

 dow-looking grass 200 yards east of the Magazine, not far from the site 

 of the old gravel pit. 



liolcns lunatiis, L. P., about three specimens gathered in tlie open, 

 turf in the north-west corner of Hyde Park, say 100 yards within the 

 Ring Road, stunted and poorly grown. I had to search the Park many 

 times before I found any. 



//. tHollis, L. G., casual; some fine plants with MoUiiia (q. v.). 



Koeleria cristata, Pcrs. G., three or four tufts in flower this year close 

 to the iron hurdles which l)ound the hay-grass on the east side of the Palace. 

 It is curious that till 18G6 this plant had no Middlesex record. This 

 was to me a most unexpected addition to our list. 



Molinia creruleo, Moench. G., casual, just north of the Palace near a 

 greenhouse there is an enclosed heap of peaty soil for the garden-beds ; 

 upon this grow 20 or 30 hue plants of Molinia. There are also here 

 Pleris, Airajlexuosn, Tormentilla officinaHs, and other nice plants. 



Poa annua, L. P. and G., the main ingredient of the herbage in both. 

 The most smoke-enduring of grasses. 



P. trivialis, L. P. and G., rather less common than P. pralcnsis, but 

 native liere also. 



F. prateusis, L. G. and P., fairly common ; certainly a native Park 

 grass. , 



P. neiiioralis, L. P., casual, here and there in a newly-sown and 

 enclosed piece of turf between the Serpentine and Rotten Row, and due 

 south of the former. " Kensington Gardens. Morris, v. s." — Fl. of M. 

 Glijceria aquatica, Sra. " Serpentine, 1813. Herb. Devonian Insti- 

 tution, Exeter." — Fl. of M. 



