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W. H. Coleman), Channel (Mr. Borrer), Surrey (H. C. 

 Watson), Ouse (Mr. S. P. Woodward !), Severn (Eev. A. 

 Bloxam !), South Wales (Mr. Motley), North Wales (Eev. 

 W. A. Leighton), Trent (Rev. W. H. Coleman), Mersey 

 (Mr. Francis Brent !), York (Mr. James Ward), Lakes (Mr. 

 C. C. Babhigton !). I may repeat the remark of Mr. 

 Newman (History, p. 210), to the effect, that I also have 

 never seen a specimen in or from Scotland. Mr. Thomas 

 Moore, however, informs me that he possesses a specimen, 

 given to him by Sir W. C. Trevelyan, as gathered near 

 Brahan Castle, in Ross-shire. Balfour and Babington 

 enumerate " Lastrea spinulosa " among the plants seen by 

 them in the Hebrides, in 1841 ; but I doubt whether either 

 of those botanists was able to distmguish clearly between 

 L. spinulosa and L. dilatata, ten years ago. The same 

 suggestion will apj)ly with equal force to the various other 

 authorities for the occurrence of L. spinulosa in the East, 

 West, and North Highlands. I do anticipate, however, 

 that it may eventually be proved a Scottish species ; al- 

 though fearing to rely upon the distant and solitary 

 locality of Brahan Castle, while the only well certified 

 habitat in Scotland. 



The Lasteea uliginosa is so intermediate between L. 

 spinulosa and L. cristata, that botanists appear quite di- 

 vided in opinion, whether it is a thii'd species or simply a 

 variety ; — and, if a variety, to which species it should be 

 assigned. It grows with L. cristata in the counties of 

 Norfolk, Nottingham, and Chester ; and has been reported 

 to occur- also in Essex (IVIr. John Lloyd) and Ivincardine 

 (Mr. J. T. Syme). See Phytologist iii. 678, and iv. 22, 

 72, 106, for information about L. uliginosa and its locali- 

 ties. Perhaps the suggestion of Mr. Hort, before quoted 

 imder L. cristata, may be the true solution of the difficulty, 

 by re-combinuig the three into one species. 



