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of  writing  a  varietal  name  as  if  it  were  specific  ?  Accord¬ 
ing  to  Babington,  who  reduced  it  to  a  variety,  it  is  B. 
rigidus  Roth. — E.S.M. 
B.  arvensis  L.  In  a  field  of  Sainfoin  by  Milbury 
Heath,  W.  Glos.,  v.c.  34,  Aug.  10,  1910.— J.  W.  White. 
Passed  as  correct  by  Dr.  Stapf  for  the  other  Club.— C.E.M. 
Confirmed. — E.F.L. 
B.  [ patulus  M.  &  K.] .  Field,  Milbury  Heath,  Thorn- 
bury,  W.  Glos.,  v.c.  34,  Aug.  10,  1910.— Ida  M.  Roper.  B. 
arvensis  Jj.  Curiously,  a  Brome  named  “  B.  patulus 
M.  &  K.  sent  to  the  other  Club  is  also  B.  arvensis  L. — 
C.E.M.  This  is  B.  arvensis  L. — A.B. 
Lolium  perenne  L.,  var.  aristatum  Schum.  Pasture, 
Stoke  Gifford,  W.  Glos.,  v.c.  34,  Oct.  22,  1910.— Ida  M. 
Roper.  Correctly  named. — E.F.L. 
Agropyron  pungens  R.  &  S.,  var.  littorale  (Reichb.). 
Bosham  Creek,  W.  Sussex,  v.c.  13,  Sept.  27,  1910. _ R.  S. 
Standen.  Glumes  apparently  acuminate ;  I  think  correctly 
named,  but  gathered  rather  too  late.  The  spikelets  are 
brittle  and  fall  to  pieces  very  readily. — C.E.S.  One  spike 
fairly  represents  the  variety  :  the  other  two  are  inter¬ 
mediate  between  the  type  and  variety. — E.F.L. 
Athyrium  alpestre  Milde.  Meall  Tarmachan,  near 
Killin,  Mid  Perthsh.,  v.c.  88,  Sept.  18,  1910.  This  rarely 
seems  to  produce  fertile  fronds  in  the  Breadalbanes.— 
McTaggart  Cowan,  jun. 
Chara  fragilis  Desv.  var.  ?  Pond,  Ormeau  Park, 
Belfast,  Co.  Down,  June  1880.— Coll.  S.  A.  Stewart. 
Comm.  C.  H.  Waddell.  C.  fragilis,  subsp.  delicatula.  A 
good  example  of  the  form  barbata,  with  well-developed 
bract-cells  and  lower  stipulodes. — H.  &  J.G. 
Copies  of  many  of  the  earlier  Reports  can  be  obtained 
from  the  Hon.  Secretary. 
