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common in Jersey. Bournemouth is at times a very good place for 
Alge. Last summer I found on the beach between Muddiford and 
Poole fine specimens of Halymenia Ligula, Sporoenates eT eae 
Arthrocladia villosa, and Champia parvula ; - also Paonia atomart 
lass, I have said Bournemouth is at times a noe lace for Alge, 
because a and days pass yon anything worth speaking of 
being cast up.—THomas Wax 
Epreogum apHyLium (p. 26).—In acl reference to Prof. gd s 
note on the habitat of this plant in a certain wood near Ludlow, 
permit me to say that the wood lies on both sides the ee Os -line 
between Shropshire and Hacdicuhis, there being a very con- 
siderable portion on the Shropshire side; and as the jay who 
reasons, Otherwise it would not be difficult to show that the pro- 
babilities are as much in favour of one county as the other.— 
mLiaM Puiutes.  [Prof. Babington learns that he was mis- 
informed. The station for ae Bran is in Shropshire, very near 
the borders of the county. He is sorry for this error, into which he 
was led by information given ini at Ludlow.—Ep, Journ. Bor.] 
Abstracts, 
REPORT OF THE EF so. ee ig ROYAL GARDENS, 
+ HOR 
By Sm J. A Bae a bey 0 
Principal additions—Under this head nee gifts of great 
interest and value require prominent mention :—1. The collection 
of dried fungi belonging to the late Wester Currey, M.A., 
-R.S., Treasurer of the Linnean Society, presented by his 
executors in accordance with his wish. This collection, although 
not yery large, is of great value, as it seine the types of many 
haces Vaderihe d by Mr. Currey. 2. The European herbarium of 
the late George Curling Joad, F.L.5., ‘of Oakfield, Wimbledon 
os 
Mr. Joad, consisting of plants collected. by himself for the most 
part in South hern and Central Europe; 2, a general European 
herbarium, formed of published sets of dad plants. 8. The 
British herbarium of the late H. C. Watson, of Thames Ditton, 
presented by J. G. Baker, Esq., F.R.S. Thi his herbarium, which 
will always have a classical interest to ntadenits of British botany, 
