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EXHIBITION MEETING, 1952 
Mill., Cniierus lungus I;., Vurrx jlava \j., (J. ericcturuiii I’oll., Koeleria 
ralleaiana (IJoiick.) Jiertol. and (Jastrklluin centricosuin (Goiian) Scliinz 
& Then. 
M. C. F. PllOCTOK. 
Some eittle known Biutish HlEltlClA 
4'liis exhibit of British Hierucia consisted in [)art of herbarium 
slieets from the Cambridge University Herbarium and in part of water- 
colour drawings by C. E. and .1 . E. Haven. It was in three sections: — 
1. I’airs of British species which, even though not always in the same 
group, are easily confused one with the other. 
2. Three common British species which show a great range of variation. 
3. Certain species which for historical, distributional or morphological 
reasons are especially notable. 
J. E. Raven, H. I). Seu. and C. West. 
Recent Botanical Discovekies in Kent 
Specimens were exhibited of 25 species, 12 of which were new records 
for one or the other Kentish vice-counties. Lotu.s (tag us{issini\is L. 
Littlebouine, v.-c. 15, 1949, F. Rose. Uhx gallii Rlanch. Aldington 
Frith, Stelling Minnis, and PaddlesWorth, v.-c. 15, 1950, F. Rose. 
AIckeinillu glabra Neygenf. Birling Marshes, v.-c. 16, 1951, F. Rose. 
Oenaiithe pimpinelJ aides L. Stubbs Cross, Kingsnorth, v.-c. 15, 1952, E. 
Scott, (lalium puiiiiluta Mui’r. On loamy .soil in grassy scrubland, Romney 
Street, Eynsford, v.-c. 16, 1952, F. Rose. Wahlenbergia hederacea (L.) 
Reichb. .Si.ssing hurst Park Wood, v.-c. 15, 1948, F. Rose. lihinanthus 
r(dcareiis Wilmott. Hailing Downs, v.-c. 16, 1950, F. Rose. Parentu- 
(■rllia ciscusa (L.) Camel. Duneslack, Sandwich Bay, v.-c. 15, 1952, Miss 
C(»re it Miss D. Long. Liliuin iiiartagon- L. Hoath Wood, Ospringe, 
v.-c. 15, 1948, Mrs. W. \'erschoyle. Carex elungata. L. Pond at Stubbs 
Cross, Kingsnorth, v.-c. 15, 1952, E. Scott. Dryopteris aemula (Ait.) 
Kuntze. Scullsgate, Benenden, v.-c. 15, 1949, F. Rose. I), cristata 
(L.) A. Gray. Fen at Dungeness Open Pits, v.-c. 15, 1952, F. Rose. 
The remaining 13 specimens shown consisted of interesting plants 
recently found, or refound, in Kent. 
F. Rose. 
“Biutish Species” CkiLLECTEn in Gekmanv 
Herbai iuin specimens were shown of 17 species collected in Wiirttem- 
berg. South West Germany, in September 1952. The specimens, cho.sen 
because they were either rare or apparently absent in Britain to-day, 
but common in Wurttembei'g in similar ecological a.ssociations to those 
found widely in Britain, were Acanitum napellus L., PolygaJa amara 
Ij., Cutoneaster iiitegerrimus Medic., Bupleurum falcatum L., Cicuta 
virvsa L., Seliimin carvifulia (L.) L., Bideris cernua var. radiuta Gray, 
Vucciniuin uUguwsum L., Oxycoccus palustris Pers., Andromeda poll- 
