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perfect one, but from the eaily falling of the fruits (June 14) and the 

 amount of filamentous material on the leaf sheaths — I would suggest 

 comparing it with G. elata.'' — G. C. Druce. 



Car ex gracilis Curt., var. gracilescens Almq. 1 Naseby reservoir, 

 Northants, v.-c. 32, June 20, 1914. Differs much from type, but 

 hardly sure if it can come under gracilescens. — G. Chester. " Agrees 

 very closely with the Cambridgeshire specimens so named for me by 

 Dr Almquist." — A. Bennett. "I believe so." — E. S. Marshall. 

 " Yes, a characteristic plant of the reservoir and a frequent form in 

 Northamptonshire, where Mr Chester has been doing excellent work." 

 — G. C. Druce. 



Carex muricata L. Meadow, Malvern Wells, Worcester, v.-c. 37, 

 June 26, 1914.— Coll. R. F. Towndrow ; comm. S. H. Bickham. "I 

 put this under C. Pairaei F. Schultz, of which I have seen an 

 authentic specimen at the British Museum. I have recently gathered 

 it in Surrey, Berks, and Middlesex. It appears to be a plant of some- 

 what moister situations than C. contigua Hoppe {C. muricata auct.). 

 It seems to be widely distributed in Britain, for I have seen specimens 

 from at least seventeen English and Scotch, and one Irish county." — 

 A. B. Jackson. "Is, I suppose, the segregate plant apart from 

 Pairaei." — A. Bennett. "Yes, the true Linnean plant = C. Pairaei 



F. Schultz."— E. S. Marshall. 



Carex contigua Hoppe x divulsa Good. [Ref. No. 4060.] 

 Growing with the supposed parents on a grassy roadside near West 

 Monkton, S. Somerset, v.-c. 5, June 20, 1914. Intermediate in 

 characters. More advanced material could not be obtained, as all 

 the herbage had been mown a week later. I believe that the 

 suggested origin is right; if so, it appears to be a new hybrid for 

 Britain. — E. S. Marshall. " I do not feel I can pass an opinion on 

 these hybrids ; the finder is so much better prepared to do so, seeing 

 them in situ." — A. Bennett. 



Carex divulsa x vulpina. Ditch side, Bransford, Worcester, 

 v.-c. 37, June 15 and 22, 1914. The specimens are from the same 

 locality as those sent last year. See Report 1913, p. 506. — Coll. 

 R. F. TowNDROw ; comm. S. H. Bickham. " If so, it would seem that 

 divulsa is the dominant plant in it." — A. Bennett. "I am by no 

 means convinced that this is a hybrid. Does it ripen its fruit 1 " — 



G. C. Druce. .Also sent from roadside ditch, Leigh Sinton, Wor- 

 cester, v.-c. 37, July 28, 1914. These specimens are from a new 

 locality to those of this plant sent last year. — Coll. R. F. Towndrow ; 

 comm. S. H. Bickham. " This was sent to me fresh ; a good inter- 

 mediate." — E. S. Marshall. " Mihi valde dubia forsan mera forma 

 (abnormis) C. divulsae." — A. Thellung. 



