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shape of the spike and labellum nearly intermediate. Our ' type- 

 maculata ' is less decidedly calcicole than I formerly supposed, 

 occurring on clay and alluvium, though very rarely on peat ; I sus- 

 pect, however, that in such cases there is usually some admixture 

 of lime, and the presence of Dcqjhne in quantity about Stogumber 

 tends to support this theory. As to the specific rank of 0. ericet- 

 orum I no longer feel any doubt ; but it should be borne in mind 

 that there is a considerable range of variation in this plant, both in 

 size and flower-colouring : fine specimens from deep-soil lowland 

 meadows or marshes look very different from the small state of 

 barren heaths. 



Habenaria conopsea Benth. 3. In profusion and unusual 

 luxuriance on Holme and Slape Moors, near Wiveliscombe. 

 4. Sparingly near the south end of Chard Eeservoir. It is curious 

 that a plant so partial to our dry chalk-downs should also be found 

 in very wet bogs on non-calcareous soils. — H. bifolia Br. 4. Moist 

 meadow near Chard Eeservoir. — H. virescens Druce {cliloroleuca 

 Eidley). 3. Woods between Wrantage and Hatch Beauchamp ; 

 scarce. 



Iris fcetidissima h. 2. Tivington, Pw^sZe^. 



Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus L. 3. West Hatch; Hatch 

 Beauchamp. 



Buscus aculeatus L. 8. Hedgerows near Bruton; locally called 

 " Prickly Box," Moss. 



Juncus squarrosus L. 1. Near Winsford. — "J. ejfusus x in- 

 flexus {J. diffusus Hoppe). 3. Holme Moor. — "J. subnodulosus 

 Schrank {obtusifiorus Ehrh.) grows in great plenty on this 

 and other moors near Wiveliscombe, towards Bathealton and 

 Milverton. 



Luzula Forsteri DC. 3. North Petherton. — L. multijlora Lej. 

 4. Near Chard Eeservoir. 



Triglochin palustre L. 3. Moors near Wiveliscombe. 



Zannichellia iKilustris 1j. 4. Chard Eeservoir. 



Scirpus sylvaticus L. 8. Hill's Wood, Bruton, 3Ioss. 



Eriophorum latifolium Hoppe. 3. Holme Moor and Slape 

 Moor, near Wiveliscombe. 



'■'■Cladium Mariscus Br, 3. Abundant on the west and north 

 borders of Holme Moor, which is a small bog, only a few acres in 

 extent. A very unexpected discovery in v.-c. 5. Until last year 

 it had not been recorded for North Somerset since Sole's time, and 

 was supposed to be extinct through drainage not only on Sedgemoor, 

 which probably took its name from the former abundance of this 

 conspicuous plant, but also on the peat moor between Bridgewater 

 and Glastonbury. Mr. II. Corder has, however, found one large 

 specimen in the parish of Catcott, dis. 8. 



Carex pulicaris L. 2. Wet meadow, east of Stogumber. 

 4. Near Chard Eeservoir, witli C. echinata Murr. {stellulata Good.) 

 and C. leporina L. {ovalis Good.).— C. disticha L. 9. Berrow 

 Marsh, on tlie coast ; very local— C. divulsa L. 4. Between 

 Chard and Chaffcombe.— C. ovalis Good. 1. Winsford.— C. Good- 

 enoivii Gay. 2. Stogumber. 4. Chard Eeservoir.— C. i;a//t'sce«s L. 



