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Viola striata in Cambridgeshire. 



The President read the following extractof a note from Mr. Ba- 

 bington : — 



" I regret that Mr. Polwhele has been in such haste to record the 

 occurrence of Viola stricta in the fens. 1 believe the plant will not 

 prove distinct from V. stagnina; and, moreover, I believe that the 

 Irish plant will turn out to be the same." 



The President read four extracts from a note received from Miss 

 Attwood, of Clifton. 



Dianthus ccBsius. 



I have been much interested in the recent discovery of a patch of 

 Dianthus caesius growing on St. Vincent's Rocks. It had hitherto 

 been supposed to be confined to the limestone cliffs at Cheddar ; but 

 this, from its healthy appearance, promises to spread. It was con- 

 fined to one spot in an opening of the rocks ; and there was still a 

 flower and seed-vessel upon it. It is in an accessible place to those 

 who are not timorous, but a little out of sight below the Clifton Ob- 

 servatory. I have heard that some ladies, a few years back, brought 

 seeds from Cheddar, and planted them on the rocks, but that they did 

 not succeed in their endeavour to propagate it. Whether this patch 

 is a remnant of their experiment I cannot say ; but it is, I believe, the 

 only specimen to be found out of gardens in the neighbourhood, and 

 was a very agreeable surprise to me. 



Poa polynoda. 



This plant I find in three places in this vicinity — on a wall in Clif- 

 ton; at the foot of St. Vincent's Rocks; and about a mile lower down. 



Pyrus Aria. 



This tree is common on the rocks, but chiefly on the Somerset- 

 shire side. There is also a variety of it, which I submitted to an emi- 

 nent botanist, who considers it interesting, as forming a link between 

 P. Aria and P. Scandica. 



A Flora of Bristol. 



A Flora of Bristol is now in preparation, by a gentleman residing 

 in the neighbourhood — Mr. Swete ; and I should think it would prove 

 a work of much interest, both to the inhabitants and visitors of 

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