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assigned habitat, and is, therefore, I fear, not to be depended upon, having possi- 

 bly crept in erroneously. Should this not be the case, it would be gratifying to 

 have further particulars respecting it, as there is only one certain locality known 

 in England for this plant, and that is in Needwood Forest, Staffordshire. I have 

 in vain examined the Spurges at Malvern, with the hope of finding it. 



" Scolopendrium Ceterach On a walk, and on the Abbey Church, Great 



Malvern." This is a very rare fern in Worcestershire, and as it does not grow 

 on the Malvern Hills, it must have been introduced at the Abbey. 



Having taken the liberty of making these observations on Mr. Addison's list 

 of plants, and inviting the same animadversion on my own, I now proceed with my 

 enumeration. Immediately on passing the Malvern chain, a broad belt of grau- 

 wacke limestone, forming part of the " silurian system" of Mr. Murchison, fills up 

 the intervening country to Ledbury, where the lime is extensively quarried. I 

 dismounted to examine the country, and the following plants occurred : — 



*Rosa micrantha. — In various tall, drooping bushes on the grauwacke by the 

 side of a rill in the valley beyond the station for the Galanthus nivalis. The 

 smaller flowers and more delicate habit of this plant distinguish it from the com- 

 mon Sweet Briar, and the fruit is characteristic ; yet vigorous young shoots put 

 on a considerable resemblance to R. rubiginosa. I met also with a variety, 

 forming a low bush with very delicate smooth leaves, doubly serrated, but without 

 glands, except minute ones in the serratures. Scent cowslip-like ; prickles rather 

 numerous, scattered, strait, or deflexed, and aggregated in threes, fours, or fives, 

 under the stipules. No flowers. 



Rosa rubiginosa. — Who is there that is not familiar with the grateful smell 

 of Sweet Briar hedges, and will not hail with joy this favourite of the garden in a 

 wild station ? Gathered in the valley north of the Ledbury road, and between 

 Ledbury and Bromsberrow. 



* Rosa Forsteri. — This species , (or variety of canina, as considered by some 

 botanists) is only placed as occurring in four counties by Mr. Watson, and one of 

 these is Worcestershire. I now met with it in Herefordshire, and doubt not it 

 will be found of general occurrence. The very hairy midrib of the leaves easily 

 distinguishes it, although the extremely short peduncles offer another character 

 perhaps variable. 



* Rosa systyla. — This rose seems a comparatively scarce one, and is certainly 

 so in this district, where it has very rarely occurred to me. It seems confined to 

 the south, according to Mr. Watson, who has it only in seven counties, all of them 

 southern, except Worcestershire. It is possible that this species may be passed 

 as a variety of R. canina, though the prominent styles offer a distinguishing mark ; 

 but the fact is, they do not appear at all conspicuous till the petals and stamens 

 have disappeared, when they appear very remarkable ; but the flowers having then 

 vanished, the plant has lost its attractions, except to a scrutinizing eye. I found 



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