364 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
r three seasons ee it has been noted as a new arrival, R. 
yraeiciae is found along with it. If the seasons grow suddenly 
dry it takes the aa of ne ah itself Singles two or three 
seasons later if the drought continues. a ecession phobic: 
ponds on sandy glacial sath and by a on Kimmeridge 
clay, was in 1891-93 BR.» ster Hees only, in 1893 ai in n 1894 
h. limosus only ; since that date neither has a 
i. maritimus Z physically a constant species with vshavioters 
that vary little; on the other hand FR. lamosus is flexible and 
confluent in shaeabioe find . maritimus is from one to two 
feet high; R. limosus two to three. This is also the height of RP. 
tus. . Limos 
though not to any great extent, as might be expected, if itis a 
true hydrid between them. These latter points do not entirely rest 
on my own observation. Mr. Bernard Reynolds wrote to me in 
1912: “ Near Boston, on estuarine alluvium, we saw many forms 
of BR. maritimus owns all gra ades of sizes to huge R. limosus. 
I am convinced that you are correct in saying the limosus forms 
are gpg ce x conglomeratus hybri ids.” If they are not hybrids 
I do not know what the signs of hybridity are, either by the 
instability of its pe bates characters or by the circumstances of 
its aia One single point in ecology will demonstrate weer 
Im 5 pose alluded to above is not confined to 
soak Tk kee an noted on five, but never on any form of poat— 
Sphagnum, Hypnum, Spargani er aay or Pteris Why? 
Ma safely assume it is because R. conglomeratus has 
never been recorded yet for any peaty soil i in this county ? 
RICHARD MANLIFFE BARRINGTON 
(1849-1915.) 
pea ge created i= the aap of A. G. aes During the leeveeaed 
an 
a singularly efficient band of helpers, of whom Barrington, Hart , 
Vowell, and Ba rrett- Hamilton were the chief. Under More’s 
the shores of the larger lakes and rivers. The result largel 
Born in 1849, his love of sr dee science displayed itself while 
he was still a child He passed through pea College, Dublin, 
taking an honour degree in — and then studying law was 
called to the Bar i in 1875. But the law had few attractions for 
him, and he devoted a vigorous life to the business of land 
valuation, and to the management of the large farm attached 
