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76 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
equante stricte cylindrico extus puberulo labiis quam tubus longi- 
oribus anguste ovato-oblongis antico breviter tridentato postico 
integro, filamentis labiis Soe brevioribus antheris superpositis 
ee ne min vee bident 
a age & G. Een. 
Folia m. (raro 3:0 cm.) long., 0°6—-1°5 em. lat., utrinque 
secteets iia instructa ; petioli + 0°-4 cm. long. Pedunculi 
irid : : 
lobi 0-6—0°7 cm. log’ ie Lier, cm. lat. Corolle tubus 0:8 cm. 
anther 0-1 em. lon ng. Ovarium 0:1 cm. long.; stylus puberulus, 
1:5 cm. long. Capsule valve oblonge, puberule, 0-65 cm. long. 
Semina 0: hg x 0-2 em., levia, castanea. 
Kno m D. maculata Neds chiefly by the small —— the 
laxly ee es spikelets, and the shape of the small bract 
[CorrEction.—Pentanisia ee (vide p. 38) is — 
the plant described under that e being Gieophoré scabra Z 
Mr. Britten drew my attention ie this mistake, the result ee an 
error of observation with regard to the position of the ovule in 
the cells.} 
SPARTINA TOWNSENDIL* 
By Orto Starr, Ph.D., F.LS. 
invited to sees the subject from the scientific point of view. 
Having during the last few months paid a number of visits to 
various points on the Hampshire coast — in te Isle of Wight 
to study the question in the field, I pro give here a pre- 
iminary sketch of the history of the Bi and the present 
extension of its area, adding at a short techni 
paragraph for those who wink to make themselves familiar with the 
grass and the allied species which occur along with it. 
hg Reprinte ted by permission from The Gardeners’ Chronicle, Jan. _ 1908, 
where the — is further illustrated gin two maps showing distribu og ie 
+ See the article on ‘‘ Mudbinding Grasses’ in Kew Bulletin, 1907, 
a7. 
