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Poa nemoralis, var. Wood on Cooper's Hill, v.-c. 33, July 1, 1912. 

 A highly glaucous form, growing with other forms of the species ; 

 spikes and spikelets small.— H. J. Riddelsdell. "Only weak, shade 

 grown type." — E. S. Marshall. " Var. suhuniflora, Reichb." — 

 E. Hackel. 



Poa Gompressa, L. Askham Ironworks, v.-c. 69, July 9, 1912. 

 Is this type 1 This grass grows so isolated here that I am constrained 

 to think that it is an introduction direct from the Continent. — 



D. LuMB. — " Yes." — G. C. Druce and E. Hackel. 



Glyceria declinata, Breb. Marshy ground in old quarry, near 

 Little Crosby, S. Lanes., v.-c. 59, July 12, 1912. New to v.-c. 59. — 

 J. A. Wheldon. " Correct." — E. S. Marshall. " G. plicata, Fries, 

 var. triticea, Lange, forma minor. — E. Hackel. 



Glyceria procumbens, Dum. Waste ground, Langenhoe Marshes, 

 Essex N., v.-c. 19, May 30, 1912.— G. C. Brown. " Yes ; the combina- 

 tion G. rupestris is invalid. There is no evidence to show that the 

 publication of Withering's Poa rupestris was prior to Poa procumhens, 

 Curtis, which Dr Jackson agrees with me was published in 1795, one 

 year before Withering's Arrangement appeared." — G. C. Druck. 

 "Yes ; the Schlerochloa j^rocumbens, Beauv," — E. Hackel. 



Festuca elatior, L., va,v. pseudo-loliacea, Hackel. [Ref. No. 118.] 

 Esk above Musselburgh, v.-c. 83, June 12, 1911. — McT. Cowan, jun. 

 " F. elatior, L., sub-species pratensis genuina, ad var. pseudo-loliaceum, 

 Hack, vergens (but this has only one spikelet on each node of the 

 rachis)." — E. Hackel. 



Festuca ? Fringe of salt marsh, Aberlady, v.-c. 82, June 3, 



1911. Skirting the salt marsh there is a belt of this grass some yards 

 wide and forming in some cases an almost pure association. — McT. 

 Cowan, jun. " F. rubra, L., var. genuina, Gaud." — E. Hackel. 



Festuca ? [Ref. No. 108.] Shore meadow, Aberlady, v.-c. 82, 



Aug. 23, 1911. Spikelets hairy, but not, I think, F. rubra, var. 

 barbata, Hackel. — McT. Cowan, jun. " F. rubra, L., var. vulgaris, 

 sub-var. barbata, partim. Some peduncles have glabrous spikelets." — 



E. Hackel. 



Festuca rubra, L., var. [Ref. No. 103.] Caenlochan Glen, 

 Forfar, v.-c. 90, July 23, 1910. Ref. Nos. 102 and 103, both from 

 2,500 feet. In this place there were three distinct forms growing side 

 by side, one with spikelets almost glabrous, one with spikelets with 

 long hairs, and one with very long awns. These are two of them. 



