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of cocci wliich are irregularly round or somewhat oval, 1-1'5 fi in 

 diameter, or 2 x 1*5 /x ; colonies in the culture-tubes colourless or 

 dirty white, formed of motile rods varying in length up to about 

 3 X -8 /x. 



I have to thank Mr, Blackman for his valued advice and assist- 

 ance during the progress of my investigation. The work was 

 carried out in the Botanical Laboratory of the British Museum, and 

 stained slides of the cocci and rods are placed in the Herbarium. 



SHORT NOTES. 



Viola tricolor L. var. nana DC. — The specimens mentioned by 

 Mr. E. G. Baker as from Scilly are doubtless identical with the 

 Channel Isle specimens. They are from Tresco, May, 1886 (IF. 

 Curnoiv) ; St. Martin's, June, 1877 {J. Bdlj's). Mr. Curnow 

 labelled the specimens " V. Curtisii.'' It was also distributed 

 from St. Brelade's Bay, Jersey (Eer. A. Ley), named by Mr. Lloyd 

 (Exchange Club Report for 1885, p. 124 (1886) ). I have it also 

 from Mr. Andrews's station, gathered by Miss Dawber in 1894 ; 

 also from Grand Havre, Guernsey, 1890, by the same lady. The 

 plant is fully described by Mr. N. E. Brown in Eng. Bot. Supp. 

 ed. 3, p. 32. Another interesting form of tricolor is that named by 

 Mr. Lloyd " V. con finis Jordan, I". Provostii Bor." (Ex. Club Report, 

 I.e.). It was gathered at Ecton, in North Staffordshire, by the 

 Rev. W. H. Purchas. This has much the facies of (utea, but the 

 colour is paler, and the growth that of tricolor. It is greatly to be 

 desired that Mr. Baker will follow up the study of these plants, as 

 there are several wanting names, and I trust that all who can will 

 send him material. An interesting form occurs at Sheringham, 

 Norfolk, wliich I have been unable to identify ; I hope Mr. Baker 

 will do so. — Arthur Bennett. 



A Suffolk Note. — Accompanying specimens of Lycopodium in 

 Petiver's Hort. Sice. Angl. (Herb. Sloane, 150, fol. 46) is a note by 

 Adam Buddie which may be worth transcribing, as it mentions a 

 local botanist unknown, so far as I am aware, to fame. Buddie's 

 visit to Lothingland is referred to iu this Journal for 1881 (p. 55) 

 by R. A. Pryor, who thought that it probably took place during 

 Buddie's residence at Heuley, Suffolk, about 1697. This sef'ms to 

 be confirmed by his note as to Lycopodium chivaUnn, which is 

 interestmg, as the only locality recorded for the plant in the Flora 

 of Snfnik is Tuddenham Heath, which is not very distant from 

 Henley, and v\h cli is also a locality for L. inundatnni, the "crt epiiig 

 Clubmoss " meniiontd by Buddie. The note (which is not dated) 

 ji^us : — " I found y® Museus clavatus on a heath near me but very 

 sjiaiingly y* being y^ onely head I found. The other creeping 

 club moss I found abundantly on a boggy place on a heath in y^ 

 Isle of Lovingland [Lothingland] y^ best place for simpling in 

 Suffolk. I there found Sium alterum Olusatri facie [Cicnta virosa] , 



