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in a copse by the side of the canal near the stone-pits at Enslow bridge. 



Rumex Hydrolapathum, Huds. Abundant by the side of the Cherwell. — 

 I have gathered radical leaves of this plant in the above locality which 

 were 3 feet 6 inches long and 8 inches broad, — the largest leaf produ- 

 ced by any of our native plants. A thin transverse slice of the leaf- 

 stalk is a beautiful object under the microscope. 



Colchicum autumnale, Linn. This plant abounds in a field to the south 

 of the village of Kirtlington, called "Galway-close;" and also sparing- 

 ly in Oldbury. 



Silene noctiftora, Linn. In the corn-fields to the right of the foot-way 

 from Kirtlington to Bletchington. This I insert on the authority of 

 Miss Mara Saunders, to whom I am indebted for some fine specimens 

 from this locality, which were gathered last year. 



Spiraea Filipendula, Linn. In the drier parts of Kirtlington park, near the 

 great pond ; and also in the Green lane, near the locality for Salvia 

 pratensis. 



Geum rivale, Linn. In Oldbury, near the spring, and in a meadow near 

 the Oxford canal, at the very south-west extremity of Kirtlington pa- 

 rish. In the former locality it occurs from 6 to 10 inches high, with 

 one or two flowers on a stem ; in the latter, which is much wetter, from 

 1 foot to 20 inches in height, with several flowers on a stem, and here 

 and there a flower showing a tendency to become double. 



Thalictrum Jlavum, Linn. By the side of the Cherwell, and in the Peat- 

 pits. 



Adonis autumnalis, Lin. Corn-fields between Kirtlington and Bletchington. 



Ranunculus aquatilis, var. /3, pantothrix, DC. In wet ditches between 

 Kirtlington and Bletchington parks. 



Acinos vulgaris, Pers. In the corn-fields between Kirtlington park and the 

 village of Weston. 



Pedicularis palustris, Linn. Abundant' in the Peat-pits. 



Lin aria minor, Desf. In the same locality as Acinos vulgaris. 



Draba verna, Linn. This plant grows to an unusually large size in the 

 corn-fields near the Washford stone-pits, having flower-stems from 4 to 

 5 inches long, and many springing from the same root. 



Cardamine amara, Linn. By the side of the Oxford canal, in the meadow 

 at the south-west extremity of Kirtlington parish, mentioned as a lo- 

 cality for Geum rivale. 



Lathyrus Aphaca, Linn. Grows in some abundance in Clay Hill, a large 

 field on the outskirts of Kirtlington village, on the road to Woodstock. 

 A field-way runs down the northern side of this field, and the plant 

 grows between the way and the hedge. 



Cnicus eriophorus, Willd. In the lane leading from Stonehouse farm to 

 the Peat-pits. 



An the mis arvensis, Linn. By the sides of the road leading from Kirtling- 

 ton to Bletchington. 



Achillea Ptarmica, Lin. Grows to a very large size, and with a yellow- 

 ish tinge in the flowers, in the meadows by the side of the Cherwell. 



Epipactis palustris, Sw. An interesting variety of this plant, with large 

 flowers, and pale green stem, bracteas, and calyx, grows in the wet 

 parts of the Peat-pits, and in appearance is very unlike the usual state 

 of the plant. 



Orchis Morio, Linn. Abounds in Oldbury and the parts of Kirtlington 

 park adjoining. 



Carex intermedia, Gooden. ? A plant which I take to be a variety of this 

 species, with distant spikelets, occurs in some plenty on a boggy piece 

 of ground, at the west end of the great pond, in Kirtlington park. It 

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