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Agrostis  palustris,  Huds.,  var.  stolonifera  (Linn.). 
Wallasey,  Cheshire,  v.c.  58,  Aug.,  1907. — -E.  and  H.  Drabble. 
A.  palustris,  Huds.,  var  maritima ,  Mey.  Sandhills, 
Wallasey,  Cheshire,  v.c.  58,  Aug.,  1907. — E.  and  H.  Drabble. 
Apera  Spica-venti,  Beauv.  (1)  Blaby  Mill,  Leics., 
v.c.  55,  July  30,  1903. — Coll.  W.  A.  Vice.  Comm.  W.  Bell. 
(2)  On  a  rubbish-heap  at  Bissoe,  Kea,  W.  Cornwall,  v.c.  1, 
Aug.  5,  1907. — F.  H.  Davey. 
Avena  pratensis,  Linn.,  var.  longifolia  (Parn.),  or  near 
it.  Limestone  bank  in  Cressbrook  Dale,  Derbysh.,  v.c.  57, 
July  24,  1907. — A.  B.  Jackson  and  T.  E.  Routh.  I  do  not 
know. — A.L.  Not  so  pronounced  as  Mr.  Jackson’s  speci¬ 
mens  distributed  last  year  from  Notts.,  though  doubtless 
approaching  “  longifolia .”  I  do  not  think  this  variety  is 
recognised  on  the  Continent,  and  has  it  anything  beyond 
the  longer  leaves  to  separate  it  from  type?  If  not,  I 
cannot  see  much  in  it. — C.E.S.  This  may  perhaps  be 
placed  under  the  variety,  but  all  my  specimens  of  longifolia 
(Parn.)  have  longer  leaves  than  these ;  on  one  of  them 
Hackel  remarked  “  a  very  slight  variety,”  which  still  more 
applies  to  the  sheet  submitted  to  me. — E.F.L.  I  believe 
rightly  named.  The  leaves  are  unusually  narrow,  probably 
on  account  of  the  dry  situation. — E.S.M. 
Poa  pratensis,  Linn.,  var.  angustifolia  (Linn.).  Stony 
ground  on  railway  embankment  at  Reading,  Berks.,  v.c.  22, 
May,  1907. — A.  B.  Jackson. 
P.  palustris ,  Linn.  Bank  of  the  Tay  between 
Orchardneuk  and  Elcho,  Mid  Perthsh.,  v.c.  88,  Aug.  21, 
1907.  For  a  notice  of  the  discovery  of  this  plant  see 
Trans.,  Bot.  Soc.,  Edinb.,  1889,  p.  265.  In  that  notice 
Dr.  White  states  the  arguments  for  and  against  the  plant 
being  indigenous  on  the  bank  of  the  Tay.  The  point  is 
a  difficult  one  to  resolve  and  I  am  by  no  means  satisfied 
that  it  is  really  indigenous  there  or  at  Bennybeg  pond 
near  Crieff,  where  we  also  found  it  the  same  year.  On  the 
Tay  bank  the  plant  is  quite  as  abundant  as  it  was  on  its 
first  discovery,  but  it  has  not  spread  much.  It  cannot 
easily  spread  downwards  as  there  is  a  huge  bed  of 
Phragmites  immediately  below,  and  it  has  not  spread 
upwards.  It  grows  luxuriantly,  attaining  a  height  of  five 
