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sheets  he  has  not  seen  ;  they  were  all  collected  at  the  same 
time  and  apparently  from  the  same  plant. — S.H.B.  (=  F. 
loliacea,  Huds.).  This  is  certainly  not  a  Lolium  as  there  are 
tw~o  glumes.  I  suppose  it  is  the  plant  intended  by  Hudson, 
but  am  not  sure. — A.B.  Right. — E.F.L. 
Bromus  ramosus,  Huds.,  var.  Benekenii  (Syme)  ?  Bullen 
Wood,  Ledbury,  Herefordshire,  v.c.  36,  30  July,  1904. 
— S.  H.  Bickham.  Syme  placed  this  as  /3  under  B.  asper , 
Murray,  protesting  against  Dr.  Trimen’s  taking  up  Hudson’s 
name.  Mr.  Bickham’s  specimen  certainly  seems  to  accord 
better  with  this  than  with  B.  serotinus  Benek.  =  ( B .  ramosus 
type).  Does  Mr.  Bickham  make  any  remark  on  its  nativity, 
as  the  true  Benekenii  has  not  yet  been  satisfactorily  made  out 
as  a  native  form  ? — A.B.  In  reply  to  this  question  Mr. 
Bickham  writes: — “The  specimens  I  sent  labelled  Bromus 
Benekenii  (Syme)  ?  were  gathered  in  a  coppice  some  half-mile 
above  “Underdown”  and  far  removed  from  the  woodman's 
cottage,  which  is  the  only  building  in  the  coppice  and  is 
itself  some  quarter  of  a  mile  distant  from  the  nearest  speci¬ 
mens.  Whatever  the  Bromus  may  be  it  is  as  undoubtedly 
native  as  any  plant  in  the  coppice — we  are  on  Wenlock 
limestone.” — S.H.B.  Though  the  upper  sheaths  are 
subglabrous,  the  other  characters  of  var.  Benekenii  are 
wanting.  I  should  call  it  serotinus. — E.F.L. 
B.  madritensis ,  L.  St.  Vincent’s  Rocks,  Clifton, 
Bristol,  W.  Glos.,  v.c.  34,  20  July,  1904. — F.  S.  Gregory. 
Yes,  all.  This  species  frequently  assumes  a  beautiful 
crimson  hue  towards  the  end  of  the  season. — W.B. 
B.  tectorum,  L.  Blaby  Mill,  Leicestershire,  v.c.  55, 
9  June,  1903. — W.  A.  Vice. 
B.  interruptus,  Druce.  Sainfoin  and  Clover  fields, 
Dullingham,  Cambs.,  v.c.  29,  29  May,  1904.  In  quantity 
and  growing  with  B.  mollis ,  sterilis  and  commutatus. — A. 
Hosking.  Correct, — E.F.L. 
B.  arvensis ,  L.  Falmouth  Docks,  W.  Cornwall,  v.c.  1, 
21  May,  1904. — F.  H.  Davey. 
Agropyron  junceum,  Beauv.  Sandy  shore,  Blackwater- 
foot,  Arran,  v.c.  100,  13  July,  1904. — A.  Somerville.  Fide 
A.  Bennett. 
