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ham tells me to add 54 (North Lincoln). Mr. W, Watson, of 

 Taunton, writes about the South Somerset station : — " Ptilidium 

 fulcTierrimmn was found by me at Selworthy near Porlock, was sub- 

 mitted to Mr. Ingham, and agreed to by him. It was found on 

 27 July, 1912, on rock with Frullania tamarisci. It is interesting 

 to find it occurs in S. Wilts — it was supposed to be a northern and 

 more alpine plant, but this is probably a mistake." 



DlplopJiylliim albicans (L.) Dam. 7, 8*. A small form was 

 abundant on loamy banks in Savernake Forest, near the London and 

 Bath Road, in an old excavation for gravel ; rather sparingly on 

 London Clay at Dod's Down Brickworks, the commonest of the 

 hepatics. 



Scapania irrigua (Nees.) Dum. 7. Gravelly bank in Saver- 

 nake Forest near the Column. 8. curta (Mart.) Dum. 7*. With 

 the previous species on a gravelly bank in Savernake Forest near the 

 Column ; also with Arcliidium on walks in Chisbury wood, in two 

 localities. 



Baclula complanata (L.) Dum. 7*, S. Rather common on 

 shrubs in hedgerows in both vice-counties, fruiting not uncommonly. 



Madothecaplafyphi/lla (L.) Dum. 7*, 8. Trees in Savernake 

 Forest ; a common species. 



Frullania dilatata (L.) Dam. 7, 8. Common on trees in both 

 vice-counties. 



PLANTS OF WEST CORNWALL. 

 Bv THE Rev. E. S. Makshall, M.A., F.L.S. 



Last June I spent a fortnight with my family at Helston ; 

 Mr. W. D. Miller joined our party, and Mr. F. J. Hanbury was there 

 for part of tlie time. A long spell of hot, dry weather had burnt up 

 the coast vegetation, so that the rare Clovers were already withered ; 

 during our visit there was a good deal of heavy rain, which inter- 

 fered with collecting, but we found a few things of some interest. 



Viola epipsila Ledebour. Frequent in bogs, upper part of the 

 Cober Valley, W. D. M., sp. Probably not uncommon, as Dr. Vigurs 

 has observed it in many places about Newquay. 



Silene maritima With., var. parvifolia Druce. I studied this 

 carefully in its original station (Loe Bar), and came to the conclusion 

 that it is an extreme state, due to exposure and starvation, rather 

 than a good variety. On the neighbouring cliffs one could find many 

 connecting links between this and the ordinary foi'm ; still, it is very 

 pretty, and at once catches the eye as being remarkable. 



Oenista tinctoria L., var. humifusa (Dickson). Locally plentiful 

 between Cadgwith and Poltesco ; very handsome and striking, when 

 in full flower. 



Valerianella rimosa Bast. {Auricula DC). One of the speci- 

 mens gathered in a cornfield between Cury and Gunwalloe, where it 

 abounded, has hairy fruit, being analogous to V. denfata, var. mixta, 

 and V. olitoria, var. lasiocarpa. This variation does not seem to be 

 mentioned in any books of reference that I have. 



