Serapias palustris. Marsh Helleborine. 



Banks in Colwell Bay. Marsh near Compton. 

 Lemna trisulca. Ivy-leaved Duck-meat. 



Ditches in the marsh near Easton, and about 

 Sandown, in abundance. 



TRIANDRIA. 



Valeriana rubra. Red Valerian. 



Yarmouth Castle, plentifully ; together with the 

 variety flor. albis. 



Locusta. Blue Valerian. 



Var. foliis dentatis, by the Finger Post at the 

 junction of the Yarmouth and Freshwater road. 

 " Fields at Shanklin, Luccomb, and Carisbrooke, 

 always mixed with the common Locusta." D. 

 Turner. 

 Bryonia dioica. Red Bryony, or Wild Vine. 



In hedges, &c, rather common 3 . 

 Iris fcetidissima. Stinking Gladwyn. Stinking Flag. 



Between St. Lawrence and Steephill. Common 

 in the island, on hedge banks and sloping ground. 

 Scirpus multlcaulis. Many-stalked Club Rush. 

 "Bog at Freshwater." D. Turner. 



3 The root is purgative and acrid ; a dram of it in substance, or 

 half an ounce infused in wine, is a full dose. A decoction made 

 with one pound of the fresh root is the best purge for horned 

 cattle. Two or three of the berries have been eaten without any 

 observable effects. Goats eat it ; horses, cows, sheep and swine 

 refuse it. 



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