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R. Lingua, L. — By Fennymere Pool, Hencote Pool, and pools 

 near Lillesball. 



R. buJbosus, L. — Frequent in hedges on light gravelly soil. 



R. j^arvijiorus, L. — Fields near Eaton Mascot. 



R. arvensis, L. — Abundant in fields near Shrewsbury, about 

 Minsterley, and on Cound Moor. 



Aqiiilegia vulgaris, L. — Rough bushy bank near Leighton ; 

 frequent in Wyre Forest, near Bewdley,- 



Acunitum Xapel/iis, L. — Plentiful along the banks of the Led- 

 wyche, near Caynham Camp, Ludlow. 



Xuphar pumila, Sm. — Frequent in Kettle Mere, near Ellesmere. • 



Fapaver Rhceas, L. — Corn-fields on gravelly or sandy soil, often 

 very abundant. 



P. dubium, L. — Found in the same places as the last, but not so 

 common. 



P. Argemone, L. — Corn-fields about Berrington, and Wroxeter. 



Chelidunium majus, L. — Frequent, often abundant, in the out- 

 skkts of towns and in villages. 



Fumaria jiallidi flora, Jord. — Hedges and waste places round 

 Shrewsbury and Wellington. I have also found it near Berrington, 

 Condover, Eaton Mascot, Cressage, Charlton Hill, Welshampton, 

 and Hawkstone. 



Hesperis matronalis, L. — Apparently naturalised about Lumhole 

 Pool, Coalbrookdale ; and near Pitchford Hall. It has grown for 

 many years on the banks of the Severn, near Leighton. 



Cardamine hirsuta, L. — Generally distributed. The large form 

 found in woods and wet places very nearly resembles C. sylvatica. 

 Link. 



C. impatiens, L. — By a small brook flowing fi'om Little Wenlock 

 to the Devil's Dingle. 



Cochlearia Armoracia, L. — Banks of the Severn, near Ufiington; 

 Atcham, Buildwas, Ironbridge, and Bridgnorth. 



Lepjidimn Smithii. Hook. — Near Welshampton and Colemere. 



Viola jmlustris, L. — Frequent on Shawbury Heath. 



F. hirta, L. — Plentiful on the limestone about Much Wenlock. 



F. lutea, Huds. — Mr. William Beacall has brought me specimens 

 of this plant from the Stiperstones Hill. 



Polygala vulgaris, Koch. — Common on hilly ground. Abundant 

 in the limestone districts. 



Diantlius deltoides, L. — Near Downton, Upton Magna. 



Saponaria officinalis, L. — By a brook near Buildwas Abbey; 

 plentiful on the banks of the Severn above and below Bridgnorth. 



Stellaria aquatica. Scop. — By streams near Cound and Eedhill ; 

 frequent along the banks of the Severn and Tern. 



S. media. With. — The large form of this plant, the variety 

 umbrosa of 'English Botany,' is common in low damp woods in 

 Shropshire. 



* Wyre Forest, near Bewdley, is an extensive tract of woodland situated in 

 the counties of Shropshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire. In this paper T 

 have, however, only noticed those plants that are found in the Shropshire 

 portion of it. 



