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I have Due specimens of the more interesting species in the 
Kew Herba 
Pi linao of the aaa used :— 
A. Arbor 
B. Botanic "Garten. 
P. Palace and Herkärtumt Grounds. 
Q. Queen’s Cottage Grounds. 
R. Rockery. 
Catharinea undulata, Web. et Moh 
Common, and ruiting freely in all the drier places, as in the 
Rockery, where it forms luxuriant patches. 
Polytrichum aloides, Hedw. 
In several places along the boundary ditch by the Old Deer Park, 
between the Lion Gate and Queen’s Cottage ; fruit not seen. 
P. piliferum, ES 2% eb. 
Not uncommo dry places; abundant along the boundary 
ditch with die last species ; sandy banks near the lake, etc. ; 
occasionally fruiting. 
P. juni perinum, Willd. 
. Abundant in dry places throughout the Gardens; frequently 
fruiting. 
P. formosum, Hedw 
Fairly common in sandy p in the open, and also under 
trees ; fruiting i in the Arbore 
A curious Polytrichum, Hanc CABE in some characters between 
P. formosum and P. gi acile, MUS occurs in a few places along the 
boundary ditch by the Old r Park. In this form the leaf-base, 
Ss 
broad, as is ms n P. en e Dixon, — Hand- 
book, p. 46), shows ad areolation similar to th EP. Or 
the ‘atta being Soin paratively wide, and only 341 dies as long a. 
broad. Occasionally, ae the plant ems a further approach 
towards gracile, as some of the leaves have a rather wide limb in 
the upper part of the leaf, and frequently the lamelle are.only 
about 40 in number. 
Mr. W. E. Nicholson and Mr. Dixon at first referred the 
plant to P. gr pee, Dicks, relying especially on the short wide 
basal areolat I have just heard from Mr. Dixon, a ged 
that Mr. Die ll, to PL specimens of the Kew plant wer 
submitted, thinks that it should be referred to P. formosum, iid 
that Mr. Dixon h himself is now inclined to agree with the view 
that it is nearer that Ve than P. gracile, ponh still "Pied 
that there is an approach to the form of areolation of the lat 
Only barren plants of this form, which is re native, ul d 
far been found. 
Pleuridium axillare, Lindb. (c. fr.) 
In the Bamboo Garden and near the Pumping Station. Occurs 
commonly in pots in the Glass-houses, where the leaf cells become p 
very lax. oni rect TRUE Ioni Ata 
