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The two little Skullcaps (Scutellaria galericulata, L., and 5. 

 minor, Huds.), are fairly plentiful, but the intermediate form does 

 not seem to have been noticed here. I have, however, two 

 localities for it. Here I may mention another hybrid between 

 Stachys palustris, L., and 5. sylvatica, L., which does not find a 

 place in our Flora. Happily here also the deficiency can be 

 supplied. Galeopsis angustifolia, Ehrh., the narrow-leaved 

 Hemp-nettle, though not recorded for Swanage, has persisted 

 here for several years in some profusion. Ballota nigra, L., the 

 Black Horehound, and Ajugd reptans, L., the little Bugle, have 

 both yielded me their albino representatives. 



The Chenopods or Goosefoots — an awkward term to 

 pluralise — are not generally much sought after. But here again 

 one called Chenopodium hybridam, L., is deserving of notice; 

 while Atriplex laciniata, L., one of the Oraches, is most interesting, 

 because although recorded for N. and S. Haven, its very existence 

 is questioned, and is considered " an old record not confirmed of 

 late." Here again I am able to state that I have collected the 

 plant in both the above stations and also for Studland shore. 

 Chenopodium polyspermum, L., has also turned up. The 

 Salicornias , or Glassworts, are troublesome things, but at least 

 one notable form, S. disarticulata, Dr. Moss, has a station at 

 S. Haven, and has been identified by the author. But for my 

 friend, Mr. H. W. Pugsley, B.A., I should have overlooked it. 

 S. radicans, Sm., another rare plant, has recently furnished me 

 with two habitats. Another unrecorded plant for this locality is 

 the Sea-Blite (Suaeda fruticosa, Forsk.), and so it would appear 

 that this sandy, barren-looking spit of land opposite the N. Haven 

 is really most inviting. This plant also cropped up at Goathorn. 

 A new record for Polygonum Bistorta, L., the Bistort or Snake- 

 weed, was indicated recently, in a Corfe Castle meadow, at one of 

 our excursions : while another Corfe Castle rarity is the Mistletoe. 

 The rare Spurge (Euphorbia portlandica, L.), is doubtfully given 

 as " abundant, Gadcliff " ; but as I have seen it there in quantity 

 it may be taken as a fact. The other rare Sea-spurge (E. Paralias, 

 L.) well known for the Chesil Beach, has actually been discovered 

 at Studland on the sand dunes by Mr. Ed. Belcher, an artist- 

 botanist, with whom I have had several pleasant rambles. In 

 fact we had only just said " good-bye " when he ran across it, 

 so the honour is entirely his. 



II. (A) MONOCOTYLEDONES. 



In pursuance of my remarks on the Purbeck Flora, I may 

 say that we have now come to quite another class of plants. 

 Probably the Orchids are the most interesting, certainly the most 

 curious and beautiful. With Orchis proper we are well supplied, 

 O. ustulaia, L., being rare. Even this turned up last year in its 

 old station, but was unfortunately, though inadvertently, appro- 

 priated by the finder. A " new " species, however, or rather one 

 that has been long overlooked, O. praetermissa, Druce, has 



