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rivers and neighbouring marshes, “ brick-ponds ” and other 
pools has been known for many years. Rightly they are 
called “ states ” by Mr. White, who says (Flora of Bristol, 
p. 616) : “ Every connecting link can be traced through this 
remarkable series of variations, which are difficult to account 
for.” One has seen the same thing in Essex, Yorks., and 
Cornwall, and doubtless it occurs in many places. It was 
actually not until 1901 that A. 0. Hume drew attention to 
English specimens of the depauperate form known as var. 
monostachys Sonder (Journ. Bot. 1901, 145), and he also 
pointed out the difficulty in accounting for the various named 
forms or states growing side by side or in comparative prox- 
imity. — H. S. Thompson. 
Carex paniculata Linn. [1298]. Garden weed, Sutton, 
Surrey. May and July, 1929. Origin unknown. It first 
appeared in 1927, since when the seedling plant found has 
become a large clump. — E. C. Wallace. This appears to be a 
weak form, probably caused by unusual situation and lack 
of moisture, of C. paniculata L. The scarious glumes etc., all 
point to this species. The fruits are rather smaller than 
usual and are not quite ripe on my example ; they are thus 
less veined than when mature.— C. E. Salmon. This matches 
plants named for me by C. E. Salmon as pseudo-par adoxa, and 
by G. C. Druce as f. compacta. It is intermediate between 
the more decompound panicle of the type and the much 
reduced branching of f. simplex. — J. E. Little. C. paniculata 
f. simplicior Anders. — Ida. M. Roper. This appears to be 
only a weak state of the species growing under unnatural 
conditions. — H. W. Pugsley. The most striking feature is 
the shortness of the branches of the panicle. — The leaves 
are also narrow, so that the specimens may be due to the very 
dry conditions in a garden, and the long drought of last year. — 
J. Fraser. Such weak forms are often found even under 
normal conditions in marshes and peat bogs. Although the 
specimens sent me are very near Mr. Little’s pseudo-par adoxa 
[fide C. E. Salmon) are they not better left merely as var. 
simplicior Anderss?. — H. S. Thompson. 
Carex limosa Linn. [A. 17]. In the most spongy parts of 
Holmsley Bog, New Forest, Hants., Aug. 11, 1929. — J. E. Lous- 
ley. Correct. Usually a very muddy plant, and parts of 
Holmsley Bog are certainly muddy. The species may be 
recognised by the one to three, drooping female spikes, the 
