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rush  that  was  mixed  with  the  specimens  of  Elatine 
hexandra  sent  by  him  for  distribution  last  year  (see  Rept. 
1906 — 7,  p.  82).  “This  little  Scirpus  attached  to  my 
Elatine  was  so  obvious  I  did  not  draw  attention  to  it,  and 
especially  as  I  was  not  sure  of  the  species,  for  I  could  not 
exactly  match  it  in  my  herbarium.  I  hoped  it  might  be 
S.  parvulus,  which  was  not  well  represented  in  my 
herbarium,  but  to-day  at  the  Conservatoire  Botanique 
I  find  it  could  not  have  been  that  species  (the  glumes  are 
light  green),  nor  is  it  a  dwarf  S.  paucijiorus ,  and  I  believe 
Mr.  Linton  was  right  in  calling  it  S.  acicularis,  L. 
(=  Eleocharis  acicularis ,  R.  Br.).  On  the  same  day  I 
noticed  E.  acicularis  grown  more  normally  in  an  adjoining 
pool.” 
Garex  vaginata,  Tausch.  Ben  Laoigh,  Mid  Perth, 
v.c.  88,  July  22,  1907. — P.  Ewing. 
C.  capillaris,  Linn.  Cam  Chreag,  near  Killin,  Mid 
Perth,  v.c.  88,  July,  1907.  Alt.  2750  ft. — P.  Ewing. 
G.  CEderi,  Retz.,  var.  ccdocarpa,  And.  Shore  of  Loch 
Shin,  Lairg,  E.  Sutherland,  v.c.  107,  July  25,  1907. — R.  S. 
Standen.  I  consider  this  to  be  the  frequent  hybrid, 
C.  fulva  ( Hornschuchiana )  x  CEderi,  var.  ccdocarpa. — 
E.S.M.  There  appear  to  be  two  varieties  here  under  one 
label.  Those  with  the  larger  greener  spikelets  and  short- 
stalked  male  spikelet  are  very  likely  var.  ccdocarpa ,  and 
the  specimens  with  small  yellowish  fruiting  and  longer 
stalked  male  spikelets  are  I  believe  var.  cyperoides,  Marss. 
But  complete  specimens  with  root-leaves  should  be  sent 
for  identification. — E.F.L. 
G.  vesicaria,  Linn.,  var.,  alpigena  mihi  (non  Fries). 
Ben  Laoigh,  Mid  Perthsh.,  v.c.  88,  July  27,  1907.  I  have 
named  this  Garex  vesicaria,  var.  alpigena,  non  Fries.  If 
this  plant  is  compared  (even  in  its  half-developed  state) 
with  Fries’  description  (in  Nov.  fl.  Suec.,  Continuatio, 
Mantissa  III.,  p.  142)  it  will  be  seen  that  they  do  not 
agree  in  various  points.  In  this  plant  the  male  spikes  are 
commonly  two ;  the  female  spikes,  when  the  fruit  is 
mature,  are  always  dark  black  and  hanging  on  long  thread¬ 
like  peduncles  ;  leaves  are  not  subconvolute  as  in  G.  pulla 
or  G.  Grahami.  I  know  that  this  plant  has  been  confused 
with  C.  Grahami,  but  when  seen  growing  together  in  the 
