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Deschampsia caespitosa, Beauv., var. brevifolia, Parn. Yelder- 
sley, S. Derbs., 27th June 1906. In an upland meadow, about 500 
feet alt. “ A short leaved form of the type, the rough stem taking 
it off from the variety.” — A. Ley. “ I have hitherto understood that 
Parnell’s plant was an alpine one, synonymous with var. alpina. 
Gaud. This Derbyshire form has short leaves, it is true, but I 
doubt whether the lowland or the much dwarfer mountain plant is 
more than a state.” — E. S. Marshall. “ I have good brevifolia 
from Berks, which Parnell described as a var. of Dira caespitosa (it is 
not synonymous with alpina^ Gaud.). Hackel passed my specimen. 
— G. C. Druce. 
Cynosurus echinatus, L. On the West Mount, Jersey, in con- 
siderable quantity. This species is somewhat erratic in its occur- 
rence, some years appearing in great profusion, in others only very 
sparingly. This sunny summer evidently suited it, and it was also 
plentiful and luxuriant at Vale, etc., Guernsey, June 1906. — G. 
Claridge Druce. 
Kceleria cristata, Pers., var. gracilis, Pers. Lowesby, Leics., 7th 
July, 1906 (v.-c, 55). In Leics. the variety seems to be of more 
frequent occurrence than the type. — A. R. Horwood. “ This has 
very hairy inflorescence, which would take it off typical K. gracilis, 
Pers. ; but the root leaves are not normal for sub-species britannica, 
to which the spikes would take it.” — E. S. Marshall. Hackel 
however placed specimens from same locality to gracilis, see Rep. 
for 1905, p, 189. — W. R. L. 
K. britannica, Domin. This grass grows abundantly on Linton 
Common, Yorkshire. I submitted specimens to Mr. G. Claridge 
Druce, who wrote me, “ Probably Kceleria britannica, Domin ” ; also 
to Mr. Arthur Bennett, who wrote, “ The Kceleria is what I believe 
Domin names K. britannica.” — John Cryer. “ The taller of the 
two specimens on my sheet has the inflorescence glabrous, or nearly 
so, and very narrow root-leaves ; it seems to be K. gracilis, Pers. 
The other looks like sub-species britannica.” — E. S. Marshall. 
Clova, Forfar, 15th July, 1890. — W. R. Linton. 
Kceleria . Wye Down, Kent, 25th June 1885. “ I think 
that this is our ordinary plant, now called K. gracilis, Pers., sub- 
species britannica, Domin. — E. S. Marshall. 
Molinia varia, Schrank, var. depauperata (Lind.), Shady 
banks, Glen Mona, between Manghold Head and Laxey, N.E. 
coast. Isle of Man, Sept. 1906. Leg., G. A. Holt. — C. Bailey. 
“This does not seem to be Lindley’s M. depauperata, which he 
describes (‘ Syn.’ p. 307, 1828,) as having leaves much longer than 
