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Chahacejs of the South Midlands. 



In commending the study of the Characeae to the members of 

 this Society, it is with the full persuasion that the patient observer 

 ■will be amply rewarded for his exertions and will extend our 

 knowledge of the distribution of these plants. At the least the 

 pursuit would furnish healthy recreation, if even it were not repaid 

 by the scientific success which a sanguine temperament may desire. 



The appended list of Characeae from the South Midlands will 

 show that these plants are well represented in this district. The 

 records to which no authority is appended are now given for the 

 first time, and I have indicated where I can corroborate the records 

 of others by the usual mark (!). 



Heetfordshire. 



Chara fragilis, Desv. Ivel. — Offley, Hitchin. Brent. — Totteridge 



Green; hb. Forster, Flora Herts, 1887, p. 516. 

 C. vulgaris, L. Ivel. — Offley, Hitchin; Saimders, 1883, in Flora 



Herts, p. 516. Old Wellbury, Hitchin. Colne. — Bennets 



End, Hemel Hempstead. Lea. — Ditches by the river at 



Hertford and Cheshunt; Groves, in Flora Herts, 1887, 



p. 516. 

 Tolypella glomerata, Chevall. Ivel. — Old Wellbury, Hitchin. 

 T. intricata, Leonh. Lea. — Ditches near Broxbourne, 1886 ; T. B. 



Blow, in Flora Herts, p. 516. 

 Nitella translueens, Ag. Brent. — Totteridge Green; hb. Forster 



(there recently; H Groves), Flora Herts, 1887, p. 517. 

 N. flexiUs, Ag. CoLNE. — Pond near Elstree. Brent. — Totteridge 



Green; hb. Forster (there recently; H. Groves), Flora 



Herts, 1887, p. 517. 

 N. opaca, Ag. Lea.— Brickendon, 1881; T. B. Blow, in Flora 



Herts, p. 517. 



Bedfordshire. 



Chara fragilis, Desv. — Flitwick. Leagrave. Luton Hoo. Var. 



capillacea. — Totternhoe. Var. Hedwigii. — Limbury. 

 C. contraria, Kuetz. — Totternhoe ; H. Groves and J. S. 

 C. hispida, L. — Maulden ; C. Crouch. Limbury. Totternhoe. 



Luton Hoo. 

 C. vulgaris, L. — River Ouse ; H. Davies. Totternhoe, etc. Yar. 



longihraeteata. — Biscot. River Lea, Luton. 

 Tolypella glomerata, Chevall. — Near Bedford ; H. Davies. Leagrave. 

 T. intricata, A. Br. — Bramingham. Sundon. Totternhoe. Lid- 



lington ; C. Crouch. 

 Nitella mucronata, Kuetz. — River Ouse, Bedford, 1882 ; H. Davies 



(also in 1883 ! and 1884 !) ; H. Groves, in 1888. River Ivel, 



near Sandy, 1891. 

 N. opaca, Ag. — Sundon ! ; H. Groves. Biscot. Bramingham. 



