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marshes, abundant ; Sllene marithna, Honckenya peploides, Plantago mari- 

 t'una, Aster Tripolium, Statice Armeria, Glaux marltlma, Eryrif/ium mari- 

 timimi, Ononis aroensis, Arenaria marina, Triglocliin fnaritimum, Juncus 

 maritimus, J. compressiis, Daucm Carota, abundant ; Spergula nodosa, not 

 uncommon ; Samolns Valerandi, occasionally ; TrifoUian fragiferum, fre- 

 quent ; Erytlircea Centaurium, frequent ; Inula dysenterica, occasionally ; 

 Pimpinella Saxifraga, in one spot plentiful — this is more uncommon than 

 P. magna, in this neighbourhood ; SaUola Kali, not uncommon ; AnagalUs 

 aroensis, frequent. In the fields about Naze Point, there is an abundance 

 of Genista iinctoria. In a hedge on the left-hand side of the road leading 

 from the riverside to Freckleton, I saw for the first time in my life, a large 

 quantity of Convolvulus sepium, of which the blossoms were a beautiful 

 rose-colour, or pink. By the same road I discovered one very fine plant 

 of Chlora perfoliata, which I left undistm'bed. Its seed-vessels were 

 mostly formed, so that the plant will probably increase in the situation re- 

 ferred to. C. J. ASHFIELD. 



^ Discovery of Eubus laginiatus, Willd., near Plymouth. 



Since I last wrote I have again visited the locality of the above-named 

 plant, which is situated near the village of Knackersknowle, a little beyond 

 the third milestone from Plymouth, on the Plymouth and Tavistock road. 

 The habitat is a hedge-bank, the bottom of which is now several feet above 

 the level of the highway, as the hill has been " cut down." This is the 

 only place where I have ever seen it, but I am glad to say there are several 

 plants here, and that it appears to be on the increase, as some of them 

 have Tooting shoots several feet long ; it now extends for about eight 

 yards, and would iimiish many dozens of specimens. I could send you 

 more, (such as the one now forwarded,) if of any use to you. 



T. E. A. Briggs. 



Torrington Place, Plymouth, Oct. 29, 1861. 



[Several years ago I received a specimen of the above species from an 

 unknown correspondent, with a request to be told its name. I have fur- 

 ther to state that there is a British-grown specimen in Sir W. J. Hooker's 

 herbarium, with a note that it had been sent to him from Wales. It is 

 hereby requested that the correspondent who sent a specimen to the Edi- 

 tor of the ' Phytologist,' will be so kind as to inform him where and under 

 what circumstances the above-specified example was found. — Ed.] 



Sea-Grass Paper. 



" A specimen has been laid before us of paper made by Mr. Hartnell, of 

 the Isle of Wight, from common Sea Wrack. The specimen is from a first 

 trial made by Mr. HartneU, who is no paper-maker ; nevertheless, we have 

 no hesitation in saying that, though resembling straw paper in colour and 

 texture, it is far superior to the best straw paper which the writer of this 

 notice has ever been able to obtain for writing purposes. Into the ques- 

 tion of relative cost and ultimate price we are not prepared to enter ; but 

 we believe that Zostera marina, or Sea Wrack, is a very abundant, and 

 hence, probably, a cheap material. It is said particularly to aboimd on the 



