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tirrhinum aryophyllum, whether there are such plants in the catalogue before 

 mentioned. 



In Mr. Watson's New Botanist's Guide, Clematis bitalba is not mentioned 

 as occurring in Essex, but when I visited that county in August I met with it 

 very plentifully in all the hedges about Coggeshall, where I gathered Dipsacus 

 pilosus in great abundance from the locality mentioned in the Guide ; it was 

 also plentiful in Little Coggeshall, on the road to Fielvedon. I found Antirrhinum 

 minus very abundant in corn-fields on the estate of Lord Western, and noticed 

 a single specimen of another species which I took to be Antirrhinum spurium. 

 Plantago media was very common about Coggeshall, which I merely mention to 

 record its entire absence from the Liverpool Flora. At Maldon, among the salt 

 marsh plants common to the muddy inlets of the Mersey, such as Statice armeria 

 and S. limonium, Chenopodium maritimum, &c, I found Salsolafruticosa, very 

 abundant, near the baths, on the banks of the reservoirs which are made to 

 collect the salt water at high tides. I likewise noticed Clinopodium vulgare 

 very abundant every where by the road-sides. It also occurs, but not plenti- 

 fully, with us. As I have always considered it a very common plant, I was 

 surprised to find it included in Watson's Guide, it must therefore be absent 

 from some counties. I may further mention that I have a specimen of Statice 

 from Jersey, but without any radical leaves, labelled as S. latifolia. Perhaps 

 Mr. Babington or some of your correspondents who have visited Jersey will 

 inform me if that plant has been discovered there. 



In Lord Western's Park I noticed a splendid tree, Fagus castanea, in flower. 

 From the beauty of the flowers and foliage I should think it had a very doubtful 

 claim to be ranked among our native trees. Carex pseudo-cyperus and Thymus 

 serpyllum also occurred in the Park. Alopecurus agrestis was very abundant 

 in all the corn-fields; in this neighbourhood it is of very rare occurrence. 

 Bryonia dioica, common about Coggeshall, is absent from the Liverpool Flora. 

 I believe it does not occur nearer than Chester, from the neighbourhood of which 

 Mr. Tudor, of Bootle, has specimens. Sambucus ebulus occurs in the lane 

 leading to the Abbey Mills. Sagittaria sagittifolia and Rumex hydrolapathum 

 are plentiful in the Blackwater river, but rare with us. Arum maculatum and 

 Daphne laureola are common on hedges about Coggeshall. The former is very 

 rarely found in the neighbourhood of Liverpool, and the latter most elegant 

 shrub is not found at all. In the early spring I used always to be delighted to 

 meet with this shrub ; its graceful mode of growth and its flowering early in the 

 spring are both of them claims for the regard of the botanist. 



I remain, dear Sir, 



Yours respectfully, 

 Woodside, near Liverpool, T. B. Hall. 



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