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ccrator’s report for 186(j. 
Plantago arenaria. Southend, Essex, a few plants on the beach 
east of the gasworks. J. T. Boswell, Syme. 
Amaranthus retrojiexus. Waste ground near Gloucester. Dr. 
St. Brody. 
J. G. BAKER. 
WILLIAM FOGGITT. 
Thirsk, May, 1866. 
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