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which I am inclined to think derive their origin from the season, the 

 coldness and humidity of the late autumnal month producing a succu- 

 lent and plethoric state of the plant and a greater development of all 

 its parts. I nowhere find the latter variety distinctly mentioned as 

 such, remarkable as it certainly is. 



Silene nutans. Shores of Stokes Bay, Gosport. Abundant on 

 sandy banks in Sandon Bay, Isle of Wight, and on the brow of a 

 steep precipice above St. Lawrence, where it was first remarked by 

 John Curtis, Esq., author of the beautiful work on British Entomology. 



maritima. Abundant in Stokes Bay. Rare in the Isle of 



Wight at East Cowes, &c. Surely distinct enough from S. inflata ? 



nocti flora. Said to be found at Alverstoke. Brown Down in 



Stokes Bay ; Miss Jane Garrett. I have not yet seen Hampshire spe- 

 cimens, but hope to report it a native ere long. 



Lychnis vespertina. 



diurna. Both these are extremely abundant in the Isle of 



Wight, though dissevered in many parts of Britain. Surely very dis- 

 tinct as species ? 



Spergula subulata. Isle of Wight, rare, on high gravelly or stony 

 pastures. 



nodosa. Wet sandy ground. Rare in the Isle of Wight. 



Alsine peploides. Abundant on the Hampshire coasts. 



Stellaria glauca. Bogs on the borders of Hampshire towards 

 Farnham ; Mr. O. Newnham. 



Mcenchia erecta. Profusely, and whitening the ground on many 

 parts of the shore in Stokes Bay. Abundant on many of the Isle of 

 Wight downs, at some hundreds of feet elevation. 



Malachium aquaticum. Plentiful, but rather local in the Isle of 

 Wight in wet places, damp thickets, &c. 



Cerasiium arvense. Abbotston Downs (near Old Alresford) ; Mr. 

 W. Pamplin. 



[To be continued]. 



W. A. Bromfield. 

 Eastmount House, Ryde, Isle of Wight, 

 July 5th, 1848. 



Supposed Scotch Locality for Asplenium fontanum. By the Rev. 



W. T. Bree, M.A. 



I wish to put a question to you on the subject of a somewhat 

 doubtful species of British fern. But first of all, having the pen in 

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