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In the beginning of this month (May) I met with a patch of La- 

 thraea squamaria, growing in sandy soil, at the root of an elm, by the 

 banks of the Jed, about a mile above Femiherst. This is the only 

 time I ever saw this curious plant, which is very uncommon here. 



The bitter cardamine [Cardamine amara) grows in some abun- 

 dance in marshy spots, and on the banlis of the Jed, near Femiherst 

 castle. 



Archibald Jerdon. 



Lintalee, Jedburgh, 

 27th May, 1847. 



On the Occurrence of Carex elongata in Essex. 

 By Tpiomas Bentall, Esq. 



I AM not aware that Carex elongata has been hitherto recorded as 

 an Essex plant. It therefore gives me pleasure to state that it was 

 found some time since in one of the Mark's Hall woods, near Cogges- 

 hall, by my friend Mr. Varenne, of Kelvedon. In a recent excursion 

 to these woods, made by Mr. V. and myself, we were fourtunate 

 enough to discover two new stations for it, in one of which, a small 

 bog, it occurs in some abundance, growing vigorously amidst a pro- 

 fusion of Menyanthes trifoliata and Eriophorum polystachion. A 

 short distance from the last-mentioned spot we also gathered Loni- 

 cera caprifolium, which we were pleased to find in so interesting a 

 locality. 



Thomas Bentall. 



Halstead, June, 1847. 



Occurrence of Cynosurus echinatus and Alopecurus arvensis near 

 Manchester. By Leo. H. Grindon, Esq. 



Cynosurus echinatus is now growing in abundance in a field of 

 Lolium perenne, at Hough End, two miles south of this town. The 

 seeds have clearly been brought with those of the Lolium. Alopecurus 

 arvensis, a rare plant in this neighbourhood, is equally abundant. 



Leo. H. Grindon. 

 1 , Rosamond St., Manchester, 

 June 11, 1847. 



