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true plant ; but they are confirmed by Mr J. G. Baker and Mr 
Carruthers. 
Chara stelligera (Bauer).—It was my good fortune to discover 
this in abundance in Filby Broad, Norfolk, and the next year 
in Heighan Sound, near Hickling. Since that date it has been 
found in several other broads by Messrs Holmes, Hanbury, and 
Groves. 
Chara Brannit (Gmel.)—Found by Mr C. Bailey with Naias 
graminea near Manchester. 
Chara polyacantha (A.H.)—Not well separated from C. hispida 
till lately. It is now known for several Scotch and English 
counties. 
Chara baltica (Fries).—From Cornwall, where it was found by 
Mr Curnow. 
Chara intermedia (Fr.)—Norfolk ; found by Mr Groves. 
Chara contraria (Fr.)—Found by Mr Groves in Cambridge- 
shire, and by myself in Norfolk the same year. 
Carex helvola (Blytt), in Scotland.—Having had occasion 
lately to carefully examine specimens of Carex curta named by 
our British botanists, “alpicola (Wahl),” to see if I could dis- 
cover whether we had the true C. vititis (Fr.) in Britain, a speci- 
men from Lochnagar on being dissected proved to be C. helvola 
(Blytt). To make quite sure I sent half of the specimen to Dr 
A. Blytt of Christiana, and he wrote a few days ago confirming 
my name. The Lochnagar specimen is labelled—‘ Ex Herb 
Edinburgh Botanical Society. Carex curta alpicola (Wahl). 
Lochnagar, August 11, 1846. Prof. J. H. Balfour.” This was 
three years before helvola was described by Blytt in Fries’ 
“ Botaniska Notiser.” I have little doubt it will be found in 
other Herberia under the same name. By the kindness of Dr 
Blytt, I am able to send a scrap of the species, which is at any 
member’s disposal. 
Equisetum litorale (Kiihelwein.)— Found by Mr Beeby on 
Bisley Common, Surrey, where it was growing in pure white 
sand, overlaying peat. This is an interesting addition to our 
Flora, and perhaps more so because found in so well searched a 
county as Surrey is supposed to be. In Europe it occurs in 
Denmark, North Germany, South Sweden, Bohemia, Austria, 
North and Mid Russia; in France and Switzerland, but very 
