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South-west Irish coasts. My apgoiment = the Gnisce spat 
in 1878, Domin labels “EK. albescens 
K. eracitis Pers. Syn. i. 97 (180 ). 
ceespitosa, sei vetustis indivisis pallidis + glauca 
glabris, foliis spe brevioribus rigidiusculis vaginis + molliter 
pilosis — glabris, laminis angustis sepe convolutis vix plus 
2 sepe in facie pubescentibus, ligulis brevibus seepe ex- 
iectiontaliie cenieals rarissime dense cylindrica sepius inferne sub- 
dilatata interruptaque pallida area ramis ramulisque tenuibus, 
ee angustioribus lanceolatis bifloris minutis solum 8-5 m 
. “gr is may be distinguished from forms of K. ciliata by the 
vegetative say Although usually taller, it is never so robust; its 
leaves are finer, more closely convolute, or, if broader and flat, they 
more matted pubescence. Its early flowering period is also an 
important feature; whe . ciliata is well de K,. gracilis 
is al to be remembered that quite typical K. gracilis 
and quite sia summer leaves, so that such forms are very 
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common and widely distributed in Britain. A hydro- 
shine. form (var. latifolia Domin in Herb. aes Brit.) is in the 
National Herbarium (ex Herb. ances I have it from among 
y at Kew (G, Nicholson). Of the var. vaies Domin, only 
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authenticated by Dr. Domin from Durdham Downs, W. Glouc ener 
The most interesting plant is, however, “9 mn which we 
Britain have been K. cristat 
t omin says that, 
although a very larg of material from various localities 
has been under his observation, he has seen nothing identical 
with this a “ s in the National Herbarium 
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Dr. Domin as subspecies villosula; but from the wider 
range of which I rea been able to send him, he now thinks it to 
be a i subspecies, for which he suggests the more 
appropriate name K. b: ritannic ca. ies he Sos panne as follows 
more 
, manifeste villosulis, eVissi 
paberiiny foliis brevioribus vel Saarenbas semper angustis planis 
usque setaceo-convolutis + molliter hirsutis nunquam rigi 
vaginis dense molliter pubescentibus culmum laxe ambientibus vel 
cop ane aero suprema pro more minus dense et breviter vestita 
