108 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
Bartsia viscosa L. V. Bexhill, 1897; W. R, Hayward ; to show 
still there. 
Chenopodium polyspermum Li. var. cymosum Mog. VI. Near 
garden allotments, Frant; A. Carr, 1868. 
Habenaria bifolia R. Br. VI. Waterdown Forest, Frant; A. Carr, 
1868. 
Spiranthes autumnalis Rich. VI. New House Farm, Frant ; 
A, Carr, 1868. 
Epipactis palustris Crantz. V. Near Bexhill, 1897; W. fh. Hay- 
ward. New to district. 
Scirpus fluitans L. VII. Ramslye Farm, Broadwater Forest, 
1886 ; Dr. George Abbott. 
Lepturus filiformis Trin. and Hordeum maritimum With. IV. 
Seaford, 1877; W. W. 
Lastrea spinulosa Presl. VII. Broadwater Forest, 1870; W. W. 
Ophioglossum vulgatum L. V. Downs near Wannock, 1898; 
Misses Thomas. Roper’s and Arnold’s records are of low-lying damp 
localities only. 
«A NEW HYBRID GRASS.” 
By G. Cuarinoce Druce, M.A., F.L.S. 
On p. 41 the Rev. E. F. Linton published a note under the 
above title on a grass found by him, which had been distributed 
through the Botanical Exchange Club when I was editor of the 
report for 1900. The grass was sent to me bearing a printed label— 
‘Ex herb. E. F. Linton. 
Bromus commutatus Schrad. x Loliwm perenne L., hybr. nov- 
Avon meadows, near Barton, 8. Hants. 
Legitipse. 9th July, 1900.” 
form of Lolium perenne L., and I sent specimens to Professor Hackel, 
strongly querying the combination made by the Rev. E. F. L nton. 
as in answer to this that Prof. Hackel stated that he identified 
the specimen as Lolium perenne L. var. spherostachyum Masters 
Journ. Bot. 1863, p. Dr. Masters, J.c., in his interesting pape? 
which the Rev. E. F. Linton does not allude to, shows that this 
the arrangement of the florets, so that ‘‘in place of being flattened 
and somewhat pointed at its free end, it becomes in this variety 
almost spherical, hence this variety might be called var. sper? 
stachyum. It may exist independently of any other change, but 
