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I came across it, I was struck with its general aspect, and, being 

 by then familiar with the appearance of our Norfolk trinerris, 

 I quickly examined the nervation of the fruit. I was soon satisfied 

 that I had a form of trine wis Degl. before me, and on comparison 

 with other specimens I found it agreed best with one which Mr. 

 Arthur Bennett had given me of the variety laxa of Lange. Mr. 

 Bennett on seeing the specimen did not feel justified in pronouncing 

 the Irish plant to be Lange's variety. This question is, however, 

 of minor importance : the interesting features of the discovery are, 

 the fact that Ireland has another Carex to add to its list, and that 

 one only lately known for Britain ; the westward extension of the 

 geographical area of this species, Oporto being (according to Nyman) 

 the point farthest south and farthest west for which it has hitherto 

 been reported ; and an additional link, of no little interest, between 

 the flora of S. and W. of Ireland and the flora of the Spanish 

 Peninsula. — Edward F. Linton. 



Glamorganshire Plants. — The following species, none of which 

 are recorded for Glamorganshire in the last edition of Top. Bot., 

 were observed in that county during last August by Mr. I). Morris, 

 of Kew, Mr. R. V. Sherring, and myself. Some of them were 

 found by Mr. Morris and Mr. Sherring when together ; others by 

 Mr. Sherring and myself : — Fmphamis maritirnus Sm. Very sparingly 

 on a shingly beach at Penclawdd. — Viola Curtisii Forst. Burrows 

 near Kenfig ; only in small quantity. — Hubus plicatus W. & N. (name 

 endorsed by Mr. T. R. Archer Briggs). Clive Common, near the 

 Mumbles. — B. a finis var. c. cordifolius W. & N. (so named by Mr. 

 J. G. Baker). At and near the Mumbles ; apparently rather fre- 

 quent. — Apiurn nodifhrum Reichb., var. c. ochreatum DC. (considered 

 such by Mr. Arthur Bennett). Clive Common, near the Mumbles. 

 — Juneua obtusifloms Ehrh. Oxwich Marsh. — J. ocutijiorus Ehrh. 

 Oxwich Marsh. — Scirpus Tabemoinontani Gmel. Oxwich Marsh. 

 Aim caryopkyUea L. Near the Mumbles. — Sie<jliv<fi<i d umbms 

 Bernh. Near the Mumbles. — The Viola Cartisii from Kenfig 

 appears precisely similar to that which grows so abundantly on 

 some parts of Braunton Burrows, N. Devon. Dr. Boswell, in 

 Eng. Bot., says that V. Curtuii probably occurs on Crumlin 

 Burrows, Glamorganshire, but that he had not seen any specimens 

 from that locality. When I visited the Crumlin Burrows in August 

 last I could not find it there ; but I was able to examine a portion 

 only of that extensive tract, in some part of which the plant ma; 

 very likely still exist. Glamorganshire is noted in the la I editiou 

 of Top. Bot. as a comital exception for Juncus acutitlorus, Aim 

 caryophyllea, and Sie(//in<jia cUctmben*; hence the reason for here 

 recording those not uncommon and widely distributed species. — 

 David Fry. 



Ox Leaf-bearing Stipui.es in Potamogktox. — Last summer my 

 friend Mr. Arthur Bennett sent me a root of his Petm n 



GrijjithiU which I planted in a large tub, so that its growth might 

 be more carefully watched than it could have been in a pond. It 

 oon produced two or three small shoots, which mad but little 

 progress ; but it was evidently pushing out strong stolons m all 



