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Pepper,) and Salvia verbenaca, (English C'lary.) The three plants just 

 mentioned grow on dry banks, walls, and hedges by the roadside. The first 

 is very pretty, with its lemon-coloured florets tinged externally with a streak 

 of vermilion. This, and the H. timhellatuin, are the only representatives of 

 this extensive and variable genus which T meet with in this neighbourhood. 

 The latter is not included in Mr. Hannaford's "Flora Tottoniensis" Query. 

 — Has he overlooked it? Of the Wall Pepper, suffice it to remark that, 

 growing as it does almost on the bare limestone, around which it thickly 

 clusters, it is an interesting object, with its fleshy leaves and golden stars. 

 The Clary is common on our cliffs, but is not so frequently met with inland. 



At Catdown we took boat, and crossed over to Hooe, a small village 

 skirting the lake. In the lanes were noticed the following, which, being 

 all common plants, I deem it sufficient merely to name: — Holcus lanatus, 

 Hypodiceris radicata, Poa pratensis, Galium Mollugo, G. crudatum, Heradeum 

 Sphondyli'um, Epilohium montanura, Veronica officinalis, Tamus cothmunis, 

 Mosa canina. "We have now arrived at the road which, turning off at a right 

 angle, leads to Bovisand. We do not descend here, but cross some fields, 

 where we find Lychnis vcspertina, (White Campion,) a plant located in many 

 spots in this neighbourhood, but not common, and Geranium dissectum. We 

 are again in the road, and approaching our destination. In the crannies of old 

 hedges constructed of earth and small stones. Cotyledon Umbilicus is plentiful, 

 so much so, that I doubt not some of your northern untravelled readers would 

 be as much surprised and delighted at the abundance of this plant which they 

 would meet with in the genial west, as we who are familiar with it should feel 

 on being introduced into the living presence of the various lovely alpine species 

 which adorn their hills and dales. The Honeysuckle Avas here perfuming the 

 way, and the red flaunting Papaver Hhceas next met our view. 



Arrived at Langdon Hall, we found on the grounds of this estate Seditm 

 anglicum, RJdnanthiis Gi'ista-galli, Lathynis pratensis, and Hypericum humifusum. 



On the homeward route I saw in addition Parietaria ojficinalis and Stellaria 

 graminea. 



On July 7th., I scrambled over the limestone heaps in Catdown Quarry, 

 a spot abounding with plants, although not very promising to the unpractised. 

 The following have not, I think, been recorded before in these papers: — 

 Foeniculum vulgare, (Wild Fennel,) very abundant, and of large stature. 

 Origanum vulgare, (Marjoram;) Linaria supina, in a spot remote from where 

 it has been found in former years, but it grows only on the outskirts of this 

 quarry; JReseda lutea; Vicia hirsuta; Apium graveolens, (Celery;) Verhascum 

 Thapsus, (Moth Mullein;) Diplotaxis tenuifolia, plentiful; Erythrcea Centaurium; 

 Hypericum perforatum; Sedum reflexum. 



On July 29th.,- found on the Hooe, Plymouth, and the surrounding cliffs, 

 Triticum repens; Betonica officinalis, (Betony;) Carlina vulgaris; Ononis anti- 

 qvxyrum, (Spinous Rest-harrow.) Query. — Is this the true 0. antiquorum? I 

 doubt it much, believing it to be merely a spinous variety of Ononis arvensis. 



