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bare of branches. It is very beautiful in its young state, 

 when it is only two or three inches in height. It is then 

 found in clusters of twenty or thirty close together; but 

 when there are only three or so in the cluster, it is pecu- 

 liarly handsome, resembling a silvery Prince of Wales' s fea- 

 ther. I had the pleasure of finding it in this juvenile state 

 several times betwixt Leith and Portobello. I have had 

 many fine specimens of it found in the Mersey by Mr. Tu- 

 dor, and many also found by Miss M'Leish and the Misses 

 Steel, in the Dee, Cheshire. As it is rarely found on the 

 Ayrshire coast, I was happy to get a good supply from 

 Miss Griffiths and Miss Cutler when I had the great plea- 

 sure of visiting them in April, 1851 ; and, being greedy of 

 such beauties, I added to my stores, when about the same 

 time I enjoyed the happiness of an excursion with Mrs. and 

 Misses Gulson to the "Warren, opposite to Exmouth. The 

 Warren is, with the exception of Guernsey and Jersey, the 

 only habitat in Britain for the beautiful little crocus-like 

 plant Trichonema columna, and a gladder note of exultation 

 was raised by us all on its being discovered by Miss Gulson, 

 because there were fears that it had been eradicated, as seve- 

 ral botanists had been searching for it in vain. 

 17. SERTULARIA CUPRESSINA, Sea Cypress, Ellis, 



