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the study he would gladly help in any way in the naming or 

 communicating of specimens, references to books, &c. A very 

 neat diagram illustrating each genus accompanied the paper. 

 The following is the list of British Characece sent by Mr Bennett : — 



Chara fragilis, Desv. — Common. 



fragifera, Durien. — Rare ; Cornwall. 

 connivens, Salz. — Very rare ; Hants, Devon. 

 asjjera, Willd. — Rather rare. 

 tomentosa, Lidn. — Rare ; Norfolk ; Ireland. 

 folyacantha, Braun. — Rare ; Fife. 

 hispida, Luin. — Fairly common. 

 rudis, Braun. — Rare ; Fife. 

 vulgaris, Z?tm.— Common. 

 crassicaidis, Kiitz. — Rare. 



crinita, Wallr. — Very rare ; Cornwall ; Dorset. 

 delicatula, Braun. — Rare ; Aberdeen. 

 Lychnothamnus aloj^ecuroides, Delile. — Isle of Wight. 

 Tolypella glomerata, Leonhardi. — Rather rare. 



„ prolifera, ,, . — Very rare; Sussex; Dublin. 



„ intricata, „ . — Rare. 



Nitella, tenuissima, Kiitz. — Rare; Cambridge; Wales; Norfolk- 

 „ gracilis. Smith. — Rare ; Sussex ; Dublin. 

 „ mucronata, Kiitz. — Rare ; Sussex ; Bedford. 

 „ translucens, Kiitz. — Rare ; Perth. 

 „ Jlexilis, Ag. — Rare ; S. of England. 

 ,, ,, var. crassior. — Very rare ; Perth only. 



,, opaca, Ag. — Common. 

 Lately Added — 



Chara stelligera, Matter.— Norfolk only ; 1880. 

 ,, baltica, Fries. — Cornwall ; 1880. 

 ,, contraria, Braun. — Rare ; Fife. 



With many varieties and forms. 



The Chairman read a paper of his own on " The Parmelise of 

 the Stewartry," illustrated with about 30 specimens (which Mr 

 M Andrew presented to the Society). 



Place Names of Nithsdale. — Mr Shaw, Tynron, read a paper 

 on this subject, of which the following are the principal divisions : 

 — (1.) The various sources indicated from which we should 

 endeavour to collect our slowly waning place-names. (2.) Necessity 



