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Sechim anglicum Huds. Abundant on the dunes of the north_ 

 where it seems to replace S. acre, which was not seen. 



Smyrnium Olusatrum L. Ballasalla, Jurby, Lhane, &c., very 

 frequent, and nearly always affected by Puccinia. 



Anthriscus vulgaris Bernh. Lhane and Jurby. 



Galium verum L. var. maritimum DC. Sand-dunes near 

 Lhane. 



Valerianella olitoria Poll. Common on the sand-dunes from 

 Jurby towards Point of Ayre. 



Dij^sacus sylvestris Huds. Seen between Glen Cam and 

 Jurby, but the locality was not noted. We find, however, that it 

 is not included in Mr. Kermode's list. 



Petasites fragrans Presl. Bishop's Court Glen ; no doubt 

 planted. 



Cnicus arvensis Hoffm. var. vestitus Koch. Near St. Germans. 



Taraxacum Icevigatum DC. Sand-dunes near Lhane. 



Jasionc montana L. A small form with prostrate stems, and 

 anthodes as small as those of var. littoralis Fr., but with hairy 

 leaves, occurs on the dunes near Jurby and Lhane. 



Euphrasia curta Wettst. A very dwarf form on the dunes at 

 Lhane. 



Salix aurita L. and S. lutescens Kern. Glen Kushen. 



Polygonum Rail Bab. Near Blue Point. (Eecorded as P. 

 Bohcrti Lois, in Lanes. Naturalist, 1910, p. 304.) 



Scilla verna Huds. Very fine on the coast about Glen Maye. 



Carex arenaria L. Common on the dunes about Jurby and 

 Lhane. 



C. flava L. Boggy fields near St. Germans. 



Phleum arcnarium L. Plentiful at Blue Point and Lhane. 



Ammopliila arenaria Link. Sand-dunes from Jurby onwards 

 to Point of x\yre. 



Aira car yopJty Ilea L. and A. prcecox L. Both abundant in the 

 north of the Island, on sand-dunes and hedge-cops. 



Trisetum flavcscens Beauv. Glen Maye. 



Festuca rigida Kunth. Peel Castle. 



F. rottboellioides Kunth. Rocks on the shore near Glen Maye. 



Bromus hordeaceus L. var. leptostachys Beck. Dunes near 

 Jurby. 



BotrycMum Lunaria Sw. Amongst Pteris, on the dunes near 

 Blue Point. 



ARMERIA ARCTICA Wallr. FOSSIL IN BRITAIN. 



By Clement Reid, F.R.S. 



Among some fruits associated with Salix polaris in a deposit 

 belonging to the Glacial Period, discovered at Borna, south of 

 Leipzig, Dr. C. A. Weber has recently found and figured Armeria 

 arctica Wallr., a species supposed to be confined to Arctic North 

 America and Greenland. He, however, found the same plant in 



