820 
though  most  of  the  specimens  seem  very  near  it.^-McT. 
Cowan,  jun.  Glumes  not  red-purple  enough  for  the 
variety,  although  these  specimens  somewhat  approach  it. 
On  the  summits  of  the  Cairngorms  and  many  others  of 
the  Grampians  it  is  frequent  and  well  marked _ E.S.M. 
Poa  Chaixii  Vill.  In  a  wood,  Eddleston,  Peeblessh., 
v.c.  78,  July  1909 — Ida  M.  Hayward.  This  grass  seems 
to  be  spreading  in  Britain,  or  has  it  been  overlooked?— A. B. 
P.  pratensis  L .,  var.  angustifolia  (L.).  Roadside, 
Essendon,  near  Hatfield,  Herts.,  v.c.  20,  May  1910 _ 
F.  Long.  Also  coll.  F.  Long,  June  12,  1910,  comm.  S.  H. 
Bickham.  Yes ;  although  not  nearly  so  extreme  as  it 
appears  in  my  part  of  Scotland _ McT.C.  I  agree  to 
these,  though  it  is  a  poor  variety _ E.F.L.  Yes;  gathered 
too  late,  but  this  does  not  obscure  the  varietal  character. 
-E.S.M. 
Glyceria  declinata  Rreb.  ?  (Ref.  Nos.  8641  and  8542). 
In  a  small  roadside  swamp,  West  Monkton,  S.  Somerset, 
v.c.  5,  Aug.  19,  1910.  Intensely  glaucous  ;  stems  erect  or 
ascending  from  a  procumbent  base.  The  habit  may  be 
caused  by  its  growing  in  a  rather  shaded  situation.  I 
was  at  first  inclined  to  think  No.  8541,  or  indeed  both  of 
them,  G.  declinata  x  fluitans ;  but  I  now  consider  them 
to  be  a  modification  of  G.  declinata ,  due  to  the  surround¬ 
ings.  Characteristic  G.  declinata ,  .with  prostrate  or 
procumbent  stems,  occurs  higher  up  the  streamlet  which 
feeds  this  swamp. — E.  S.  Marshall.  Mr.  Townsend’s  first 
name — nana  ;  that  of  Crepin — depauperata  ;  and  of  Fries 
— pumila,  would  lead  one  to  suppose  they  meant  a  dwarf 
plant.  Some  Surrey  specimens,  collected  by  W.  H.  Beeby 
and  authenticated  by  Mr.  Townsend,  are  six  inches  high. 
Mr.  Townsend  says  “  sheaths  smooth  furrowed,”  these 
can  hardly  be  so  called.  Again,  “pale  exceeding  the 
fertile  glume.”  I  do  not  quite  understand  this,  does  it 
depend  on  age  as  in  Bromus  ? — A.B. 
Bromus  madritensis  L .,  var.  rigidus  Bab.  (sent  out 
with  the  label  “  Bromus  rigidus  Bab.”).  Sark,  Channel  Is., 
June  1909. — Ida  M.  Hayward.  Confirmed. — E.F.L.  Just 
like  the  Jersey  plant.  But  why  are  our  members  so  fond 
