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Hoppe. *94. Frequent. — C. lepidocarpa Tausch. *94. Plentiful 
aes a especially on the limestone.—C. Hor an oe x lepido- 
carpa grows with the parents a little above Ruthve ge. — 
Phalaris-arundinacea L. 94. Only seen by the Avon at one 
spot; here it was remarkably luxuriant (up to 7 ft. high, with 
stem-leaves up to three-quarters of an inch broad). 
Agrostis palustris Huds. var. — (Hoftm 94. Stream- 
sides in igi s three places, spari 
ensis Li. var. longifolia (Parn.). 94. In profusion on 
sninely foland in the Avon; occasionally on limestone among 
Kaleria gracilis Pers. subsp. he at Domin. 94. Rare about 
Tomintoul cémnding to 1100 ft. Some specimens are our usual 
British plant, which has hitherto ‘een called K. cristata Pers. ; 
others approach typical gracilis in habit. 
Melica nutans L. 94. Limestone cliffs above Bridge of Avon, 
and rocks by = Builg Burn; in small quantity. Confirms the 
record for Ban 
oa alpina 7 *94. Great corrie of Ben Avon; viviparous.— 
P. nemoralis L. var. divaricata Syme. “2 Gorge of the Water of” 
ilnack ; limestone cliffs ahve the Avo 
Glyceria declinata Bréb. *92. Cask Bridge. *94. Swamps in 
the emote *96. Glen Brows, 
ropyron caninum Beauv. Scarce in thickets on limestone, 
sci to 1000 ft. 
Cystopteri is Moca Bernh. var. dentata Hooker. 94. Gorge of 
the Ailnack Water, &c. Some remarkable forms (or perhaps rather 
states) of this variable species were found on shaded limestone rocks 
A 
von 
Lastrea spinulosa Presl. *94. Damp shady places in the 
valleys. 
Lycopodium alpinum Li. var. decipiens —— 94. Great corrie 
of Ben Avon, at fully 8000 ft., with LZ. annotinum. 
Nitella opaca Agardh. 94. Pool near the Builg Burn; ditch 
and pool in the Conglass Valley. 
MYCETOZOA OF THE SOUTH MIDLANDS. 
By James Saunpers, A.L.S. 
y be expedient to preface these notes with the Fg 
that tie dnyanialis known as the Mycetozoa pass through seve 
well-defined stages in accomplishing their life cycle. These are 
ike cells, plasmodiu 
ess that during this stage sufficient formative material should 
ge bsorbed for the, purport of fructification, which is the next 
phase in their life-history 
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