in the Palm-Stove of the Royal Botanic Garden. 201 



Cocos plumosa is 44 feet 9 inches liigli, and has 30 feet 

 of a clear stem. The circumference at tlie base is 4 feet 

 8 inches, and it is about thirty years of age. 



Caryota excelsa measures 37 feet 7 inches in heiglit. It 

 lias a clear stem of 18 feet, and the circumference at the 

 base is 3 feet 1 inch. 



A young vigorous plant of Cocos Roriianzoffiana is 34 

 feet 4 inches high, aud it has a clear stem of 22 feet 8 

 inches, the circumference at the base being 3 feet 10 

 inches. This plant was received from the nurseries of 

 Louis van Houtte, at Ghent, in 1865, and is now about 

 twenty-six years old. These large Palms, with the excep- 

 tion of Salxd uiiihracidifera, already mentioned, are all 

 growing in round tubs, made of oak, and placed on 

 rollers. The principal advantage of this system of having 

 the plants in tubs, instead of their being planted out in the 

 ground of the house, is the comparative ease by which they 

 may be removed to other parts of the house, when they 

 become crowded. Five years ago most of the larger 

 plants were re-tubbed and arranged. Several of them 

 have already become so crowded that rearrangement 

 will be again necessary. Another important advantage 

 is, that we are thus enabled, by occasionally turning 

 the plants round, to assist them materially in keep- 

 ing their stems upright. In certain portions of the 

 house, when they remain too long in one situation, the 

 leaves become drawn to the position of most light, which 

 ultimately causes their stems to become bent. 



On the Occurrence of Carex salina, Wahlnhg., /3 Katte- 

 gatensis, Fries, in Scotland. By Arthur W. Bennett, 

 F.L.S., Croydon. 



(Read Febraary 12, 1885.) 

 In placing on record the discovery of this interesting addi- 

 tion to the Scotch flora, it may be well to state how it was 

 made, as showing how easy it is to pass over a " good find." 

 In August 1883, Mr Grant sent me a specimen from Caith- 

 ness, labelled " C. riimriaf" At this time of the year one 

 is botanically busy, and I, merely glancing at the plant and 

 seeing the aristate glumes, wrote " C.paludosa v. Kochiana." 

 So it remained until the early part of last December ; but 



