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tinguishable by colour as well as by growth of panicle. — W. C. 
Barton. The spikelets are clustered at the ends of the floral 
branches ; but by aggregata I understand a plant with numerous 
stems. — E.S.M. A. aggregata Timeroy (not Trin., as on Mr. 
Barton’s label) is treated as a species by Boreau (“FI. cent. Fr.”), 
but the description given there does not very happily fit the 
example that reached me. — C.E.S. I should certainly not call 
this aggregata , as that is a taller plant than the type, and the 
flowers, etc., are larger. — A.B. 
Molinia varia Schrank, var. Clay gate, Surrey, v.c. 17, July 
24, 1917. — W. R. Sherrin. Surely merely a depauperate form of 
the plant. — A.B. 
Poa polynoda Parnell ( = P. compressa var. /3 Bab. “ Man.”). 
Waste ground by canal, Bollington, Cheshire, v.c. 58, July 1917. 
— Coll. G. A. Holt. Comm. C. Bailey. This seems to fit the 
description, but I have no well-authenticated specimen. Hackel 
has referred some gatherings so named to the type. — E.S.M. 
Apparently correctly named. It has the knot-position and fewer- 
flowered obsoletely-webbed spikelets which Syme (“E.B.” ed. 3) 
says is characteristic of Parnell’s plant. The ligule, however, is 
not (it seems to me) longer than in compressa , which Syme says 
should be the case. — C.E.S. I believe correct. — A.B. 
P. Chaixii Vill. (= P. sylvatica Chaix = P. sudetica Haenke). 
Brooklands Avenue, Sale, Cheshire, v.c. 58, June 1917. Coll. 
Mr. G. A. Holt. Comm. Charles Bailey. Yes. —E.S.M. 
Glyceria maritima M. & K. (1) Pagham Harbour, W. Sussex, 
v.c. 13, June 29, 1917. — R. J. Burdon. Panicle very narrow 
(this may be due to age ) ; rachis and branches somewhat rough. 
It seems to approach Parnell’s var. hispida. — E.S.M. ( 2 ) Chiches- 
ter Harbour, W. Sussex, v.c. 13, June 9, 1917. — R. J. Burdon. 
Not unlike G. Foucaudii in general appearance, but the glumes 
and pales are glabrous, so I believe this to be only a rather fine 
form of G. maritima. — E.S.M. ( 3 ) Hayling Island, S. Hants., 
v.c. 11 [no date]. — R. J. Burdon. Correct. — A.B. 
G. Borreri Bab. Pagham Harbour, W. Sussex, v.c. 13, June 
18, 1917. — R. J. Burdon. Yes. — A.B. 
Brachypodium sylvaticum R. & S., approaching var. glabrescens 
Syme. Shady bank above Ullswater, Westmorland, v.c. 69, 
Aug. 11, 1917.— S. H. Bickham. This is very slightly hairy, so 
there seems no need for caution ; but the variation, at best, is 
