A HISTORY OF ESSEX Gastridium lendigerum, Gaud. 2, 3, 5-8 Apera Spica-venti, Beauv. 4 , interrupta, Beauv. 7 Ammophila arundinacea, Host. 68 Aira caryophyllea, L. I 8 pracox, L. I, 3-8 Deschampsia flexuosa, Trin. 3-6 caespitosa, Beauv. 1-8 Holcus lanatus, L. 18 moll is, L. 1-8 Trisetum flavescens, Beauv. 18 Avena fatua, L. 1-8 [ strigosa, Schreb.] I, 5 pratensis, L. I pubescens, Huds. i, 4 Arrhenatherum avenaceum, Beauv. 1-8 Triodia decumbens, Beauv. i, 3-8 Phragmites communis, Trin. 1-8 Cynosurus cristatus, L. 18 Koeleria cristata, Pers. I, 5, 6 Molinia caerulea, Moench. I, 3-8 var. depauperata, Lind. 7, 8 Catabrosa aquatica, Beauv. 18 Melica uniflora, Retz. 18 Dactylis glomerata, L. 18 Briza media, L. I 8 Poa annua, L. 1-8 pratensis, L. I 8 couipressa, L. 1-6 trivialis, L. 18 nemoralis, L. 1-8 Glyceria aquatica, Sm. 18 fluitans, Br. 1-8 plicata, Fr. 1-3, 5, 7, 8 maritima, Wahlb. 4-8 Borreri, Bab. 48 distans, Wahlb. 4-8 procumbens, Dumort. 4-8 Festuca elatior, L. 16, 8 pratensis, Huds. 1-8 gigantea, Vill. 1-8 ovina, L. 1-8 sub-sp. duriuscula, L. 1-8 rubra, L. i, 3-8 Myuros, L. I, 3-8 sub-sp. sciuroides, Roth. 1-8 uniglumis, Sol. 6, 7 rigida, Kth. 1-8 loliacea, Huds. 1-8 Bromus asper, Murr. 1-8 erectus, Huds. I, 6 sterilis, L. 1-8 moll is, L. 18 racemosus, L. i, 4, 6, 8 commutatus, Schrad. 1-8 secalinus, L. 14, 7, 8 arvensis, L. 1,6 Brachypodium sylvaticum, R & S. 1-8 pinnatum, Beauv. I, 3 Lojium perenne, L. 18 temulentum, L. 1-4, 6, 8 Agropyrum caninum, Beauv. 1-8 repens, Beauv. i 8 sub-sp. pungens, R. & S. 5 acutum, R. & S. 8 junceum, Beauv. 58 Lepturus filiformis, Trin. 8 var. incurvatus, Trin. 5-8 Nardus stricta, L. i, 38 Hordeum sylvaticum, Huds. I, 2 pratense, Huds. i 8 murinum, L. 1-8 maritimum, With. 5-8 Elymus arenarius, L. 6, 7 Pteris aquilina, L. 1-8 Lomaria Spicant, Desv. 3-8 Asplenium Ruta-muraria, L. 1,37 Trichomanes, L. 1-8 Adiantum-nigrum, L. 18 Filix-fcemina, Bernh. 2-8 Ceterach, L. i, 4, 5 Scolopendrium vulgare, Sm. i 8 Cystopteris fragilis, Bernh. [var. alpina, Desv.] 4 Aspidium aculeatum, Sw. 1-5, 7, 8 lobatum, Sw. 17 - angulare, Willd. 3-8 Nephrodium Filix-mas, Rich, i 8 spinulosum, Desv. 1-5, 7, 8 sub-sp. dilatatum, Desv. 28 Thelypteris, Desv. 3, 4 Oreopteris, Desv. 35, 7 Poly podium vulgare, L. 18 Osmunda regalis, L. 3-6, 8 Ophioglossum vulgatum, L. 15, 7, 8 [Botrychium Lunaria, Sw.] 8 Equisetum arvense, L. 18 maximum, Lamk. 18 sylvaticum, L. 3-5, 7, 8 palustre, L. 1-6, 8 limosum, L. 1-8 Lycopodium clavatum, L. 35 inundatum, L. 4, 7 Pilularia globulifera, L. 4 Nitella flexilis, C. Ag. 1,5 syncarpa, Kuetz. 7 translucens, C. Ag. 7 gracilis, C. Ag. 2 Chara polyacantha ?, Braun. I vulgaris, L. I, S, 7 hispida, L. I, 3, 6, 7 aspera, Willd. i fragilis, Desv. 7 MOSSES (Musci) The mosses of Essex have by no means been thoroughly investi- gated. The only records available are the list prepared from the col- lections of the late Mr. E. G. Varenne of Kelvedon (Essex Naturalist, v. i) and other notes issued at intervals in the same publication, and 50
