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London Clciy, and these form extensive heaths, whose borders often 

 shelve down into boggy tracts. One of the richest of these heaths is 

 Snelsmore Common, occupying a somewhat elevated plateau, about 

 470 feet above sea level, in which a few shallow gullies have been 

 cut and form sphagnum-bearing bogs ; but the greater portion is dry 

 gravelly heathland, whence beautiful views are obtained of the 

 well-wooded southern side of the Kennet valley, and the boldly out- 

 lined hills of Walbury and High Clere. These commons, heaths, and 

 bogs afford a very different flora from the one recently described. 

 They provide a home for Ranunculus hederacetis, Cardamine Jlexuosa, Viola 

 paliisiris, Cerastimn quaternellum, C. sernidecandrum, Stellaria uliginosa, Sagina 

 ciliata, S. suhu^ata, S. nodosa, Buda rubra, Montia, Hypericum humifusum, 

 H. pidchrum, H. elodes, Malta moschafa, Midegrana, Geranium pusillum, 

 Erodium cicidarium, Genista anglica, Ulex minor, Cytisus, Ornithopus, Lotus 

 uliginosus, Trifolium Jiliforme, Rhamnus Frangida, Ruhus plicatus, R. nitidus, 

 R. vilUccmlis, R. Lindleianus, R. macrophyllus, R. Radula, R. echinatus, 

 R. d iversifolius, R. flexuosHS,&c., Rosa tomentosa, R. ruhiginosa, R. micrantha, 

 R. stylosa, &c., Saxifraga granulata, Chrysosplenimn oppositifolium, Drosera 

 rotundifolia, D. longifolia, Peplis, Ejnlobium obscurum, E. loalustre, Hxjdro- 

 cofyle, Apium inundatum, Galium hercynicum, G. id/ginosum, Valeriana dioica, 

 Filago minima, Inula Conyza, Gnaphalium sylvaticum, Cnicus pratensis. Soli- 

 dago, Hieracium boreale, H. sciapMlum, H. umbellatum, Vaccinium MyrtilluSj 

 Callima, Erica cinerea, E. Tetralix, LysimacJiia nemorum, Cenfunculus, Anagallis 

 tcnella, Erythraea pidchella, 3fenyanthes, Myosotis cespitosa, M. versicolor, M. 

 collina, Cuscidct Ex)ithymum, Mimidus Langsdorffii, Veronica scutellata, Pedicu- 

 laris palustris, P. sylvatica, Scutellaria minor, Orobanche Rapum, Trifolium 

 praiense, Pinguicida vulgaris, Calamintha arvensis, Nepeta Cataria, Teucrium 

 Scorodonia, Plantago Coronopus, Salix repens. Orchis latifolia, Polygonatum 

 multijlorum, Narthecium, Juncus bulbosus (^supinus), J. squarrosus, Potamogeton 

 polygonifolius, Eleocharis midticaulis, Scirpus paucijlorus, S.Jluitans, S. setaceus, 

 Schoenus, Eriophorum ancjust I folium, Rynchospora alba, Carex dioica, C. puli- 

 caris, C. paniculafa, C. echinata, C. leporina, C. pilulifera, C. pallescens, C. 

 linervis, C. panicea, C. rostrata, C. fulva, C. flava, Aira caryophyllea, A. prae- 

 cox, Deschampsia flcxuosa, Sieglingia, Molinia, Melica uniflora, Festuca sciu- 

 roides, Nardus, Athyrium Filix-foemina, Dryoptcris dilatata, D. spinulosa, 

 Blechnum, Ecjiiisetum sylvaticum^ &c. 



The Emborne or Enborne, which runs through pretty scenery south 

 of the Kennet, drains some very rich and interesting country, including 

 Inkpen Common, and the southern and richer side of Greenham and 

 Crookham Heaths, as well as the woods of Sandleford Priory. In this 

 district also are the heaths of Brimpton, Aldermaston, and Mortimer, 

 and the beautiful woods of Wasing. 



Inkpen Common, which is 517 feet above sea level, produces 

 Viola lactea in considerable plenty in addition to a i*ich ericetal 



