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Berwick one in Watson's "Outlines," 1832, or the Blackshiels 

 one in the " Edin. Phil. Journal," as I have not access to 

 the latter. It is not given in Dr. Johnston's "Flora of 

 Berwick," ii. , 183 1. 



Along with the Saxifrage there was a form of Cerastiiivi 

 vulgatum, L. {triviale^ Link.), which looked very different 

 from the ordinary form of the species, no doubt induced by 

 the place of growth. Still thinking it might be one of the 

 Swiss forms so found, I sent specimens to Dr. Schinz of 

 Geneva ; he referred them to Dr. Keller of Berne. Dr. 

 Keller reports: "They are only a form of C. ccespitosuni^ 

 Gilib.^ {^vidgatum, Wahb.), but the plant ought to be 

 observed. Like all species of Cerastium, ccespitosum shows a 

 great variation in all parts according to the medium in which 

 it lives." Dr. Keller writes : " 6". vulgatum, L. {—glomera- 

 tum, T\m\\\, viscostnn, Fr.)," which opens the door to a war 

 of words. One accepts the decision ; at the same time, the 

 plant is easily distinguished by the eye. Another addition 

 to the county was growing with it — Ranunadus scoiicus, 

 Marshall. 



A New Japanese Grateloupia. By E. M. 

 Holmes, F.L.S., F.B.S.E.^ 



(With One Plate.) 



Amongst some marine algas collected in Japan by Mr. S. 

 Okubo, and brought to me for identification, I noticed one 

 which I was unable to match either at the Kew Herbarium or 

 at South Kensington. Although bearing some resemblance 

 to Grateloupia filicina, it differs so much in habit and colour 

 that I have decided to describe it as a new species. 



Grateloupia subpectinata, n. sp. — Fronde compressa, plana, 

 ad 15 cm. longa, et 3 mm. lata, pinnatim ramosa, ramis a 

 basi angustiore, longe subuliformibus, inferioribus longioribus, 

 infra medium latere inferiori ramellis brevibus subpectinatis, 

 latere superiori dentibus paucis praeditis, ramis supremis 

 simplicibus, brevibus. Color pulchre roseus. 



^ Gilibert, " Fl. Lithuanica," v, (1782), p. 159. 

 ^ Read before the Botanical Society of Edinburgh. 



