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marine plants had received the attention of an algologist 

 so skilled as Mr. Batters, it was to be expected that many- 

 rarities would be collected and many additions made to 

 the preliminary list already published. The party utilised 

 every low tide occurring during their stay, and although 

 the tides were by no means very favourable, yet at least 

 150 species were collected, including : — Ascocyclus reptans, 

 Isthmoplea sphcerophora, Symploca harveyi, Ectocarpus termin- 

 alis, Laminariahyperborea, Lithophyllum lenormandi, Punctaria 

 tenulssima Chantransia secundata, Phyllophora traillii, Calli- 

 thamnion gracillimum and Dictyota dichotoma, var. intricata. 

 A form hitherto undescribed and forming the type of a 

 new genus was discovered by Mr. Batters encrusting the 

 stems of Cladopliora pellucida, and will be described by 

 Bornet and Batters under the name of Schmitzlella endop- 

 loea, n.sp. and n. gen. One of the richest localities on 

 the island is undoubtedly the deep gully on the north- 

 east side, and there, and in the deep rock pools on 

 the east Spit, the best finds were made. Altogether the 

 two days' work was productive of no less than 27 species 

 new to the district, of which one is new to science. 

 Mr, Gibson and Mr. Batters visited Hilbre Island in 

 July and examined the rocky parts of the Island. Their 

 chief finds were : — Sphacelaria radicans, Litosiphon pusillus, 

 Prasiola stipitata, and several species of Cyanophyceae. 



Mr. J. Vicars visited Puffin Island again this year for the 

 purpose of collecting land plants (see Appendix A. to last 

 year's report, p. 43). He chose his time so as to be a 

 couple of months later in the year than on his previous 

 visit, but was not able to make any additions to the list. 



In a final visit to Puffin Island at the end of October, Mr. 

 Gibson found on the S.W. Spit, Rhodochorton membrana- 

 ceum, Rhodymenia palmata, Prasiola stipitata, and many 

 species already noted from Hilbre Island, and elsewhere, 



