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Focuses on the studies initiated to gain information on the distribution of wind-borne salt in the Aberystwyth area in Wales. Instrument devised for collecting salt samples; Damage caused to plants due to occasional severe gale; Salt deposition on a hedgerow.

Focuses on the reproductive behavior of a number of populations of Dactylis glomerata grown under uniform field conditions at Aberystwyth in Wales. Categorization of the study verities; Placement of plants for the study; Importance of the relationship between domestication score and index of winter severity.

The article offers information on marine phytoplankton of the Welsh coasts, particularly the vicinity of Aberystwyth in Wales. It states that the research done consisted primarily of a detailed investigation into the nature of the phytoplankton of the location, with special attention to temporal and spatial variations. In this research, "regular" sampling nets were towed along a given route for 15 minutes from a small rowing boat. Samples were also obtained from Red Wharf Bay, Moelfe, Bangor, Saundersfoot, and Port Erin, Isle of Man. Accompanying diagrams which illustrate the movement of water in Aberystwyth are also presented.

The article reports on the highlights of the joint summer meeting of the British Ecological Society with the British Phycological Society that was held in Aberystwyth, Wales on July 19-24, 1954. Professor Lily Newton welcomed the members of the organizations on behalf of the principal and warden of the hall. Financial and administrative arrangements were made by Dr. Gwendolen Rees and E. H. Chater. Two expeditions, mainly consisting of botanists, have been made on July 20, 1954.