IxX FLORA OF BERKSHIRE 



0. muscifera, Monorchis, Habenaria conopsea, H. vtridis, II. bifoHa, H. chloro- 

 Jeiica, Iris foetidissima, GaJanfJms, Ruscus, Polygonatum midfijlorum, Allium 

 vineale, A. ursinum, Juncoides \Luzida) Forsteri, Carex divtdsa, C. 2nluUfera, 

 Milium, Arena pubescens, A. pratensis, Melica unijlora, Poa nemoralis, Koeh- 

 leria, Festuca rigida, Bromiis interruptus, B. secalinus, B. ra77iosiis verus, 

 Agropyron ccminum, Elymus europaeus, Athyrium Filix-foemina, Chara fragilis, 

 and many others. 



The Pang stream, which rises near Compton at about 320 feet above 

 sea level, passes by the pleasantly situated village of Hampstead 

 Norris and its extensive beech woods, where a very luxuriant growth 

 of Dcqjhne Lcmreola and a vast profusion of Viola hirta are conspicuous 

 features. Some fine specimens of yew trees, which are native here, 

 also occur, while Daphne Mezereum has been found in the neighbour- 

 hood. The woods here begin to show the beautiful Polygonatum 

 mulfi/lorum, which occurs in almost all the woods between this place 

 and the Kennet in considerable quantity. Lathyrus montanus [Orobus 

 tuberosus), a rare plant in the north of the county, is frequent in all the 

 woods on the Tertiary strata. Among other interesting plants which 

 occur here are Prunus Cerasus and Helleborus viridis. 



From Hampstead Norris the Pang proceeds to Frilsham. about 260 

 feet in elevation, the hills above the stream rising to a height of 340 feet ; 

 on the western side is Marlstone Park, where Tidipa sylvesiris grows, 

 and Carex vesicaria is found in a small pond in the vicinity. From 

 Frilsham the Pang proceeds to Bucklebuiy, w^hcre Allium vineale is 

 rather common, and Lilium Martagon occurs in a semi- naturalized state, 

 and Saxijraga granulata is found in an unusually luxuriant condition. 

 The woods of Frilsham, Yattendon, and Hawkstone are beautiful and 

 productive ; the latter has a coj^pice knowia to the villagers as ' Hurt's 

 Copse,' fi-om the abundance of Vaccinium Myrtillus. Ashampstead 

 Common, which is in the neighbourhood, is extensive and varied, 

 possessing as it does rather the character of a hilly woodland tract 

 than what is usually meant as a Berkshire common. It contains 

 a very fine beech tree and some splendid hawthorn bushes, while 

 many foreign conifers have been planted in it. These latter include 

 Pinus sylvestris, P. Picea, P. Abies, P. DouglasH, P. Larix, Wellingtonia, 

 and Cryptomeria : the latter especially looking out of place when 

 growing in a dell covered with bluebells and stitchwort. It would 

 be too tedious to give the names of all the more uncommon plants 

 found in this very charming district, but among them are Melam- 

 pyrum pratense, Epilobium angustifolium, Narcissus major, Cynoglossum 

 officinale, Rosa rubiginosa, i?. iomentosa, and a very large number of 

 Brambles. 



From Bucklebury, where, close to the church, there is a fine old 

 cedar, the Pang flows to Stanford Dingley ; there are some extensive 



