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foUus ; and in drier places Rubus plicafus, R. holerylhros, R. lentiginosus, 

 Salix repens, TJlex minor, and Carex pilulifera. The grassy rides through the 

 heathy woods yield Cerastium quaternellum, Millegrana Radiola, Centunculiis^ 

 Polygonum Hydropiper, Festuca sciuroides, Sagina subulaia, S. ciliafa, Agrostis 

 setacea, A. canina, Scutellaria minor, and Cerastium viscosum, var. apelalum. 



The pine woods and larch plantations are for the most part poor in 

 herbaceous undergrowth, which usually consists of extensive tracts 

 of Molinia varia, with little to break its monotonous continuity except 

 here and there Juncus syhxdicus and Hydrocotyle ; occasionally in less 

 shady spots it is replaced by Erica Tetralix and Scirpus caespitosus. In 

 some instances there is an extensive growth of Vaccitiiwn Mytiillus and 

 Galium hercynicum, with smaller quantities of Blechnum. Here and there 

 the soil is sufficiently calcareous to allow of the occurrence of Inula 

 Conyza, Carlina, &c. 



Where sand predominates wc have Digitalis, Solidago, Filago germanica, 

 F. minima, Festuca sciuroides, Buda rubra, Ornifhopus, &c., and in one 

 place Ulecebrum vertic illation. In bare gravelly places exposed to full 

 sunshine we have Hypochoeris glabra, Teesdalia, Sagina subulata, Plantago 

 Coronopus, Hypericum humifusum, Ornithopus, and Vicia lathyroides. The 

 small brooks and muddy ditches afford Ranunculus hederaceus, Cardamine 

 Jlexuosa, Limosella (one locality), Epilobium obscurum, E. palusfre, Roripa 

 palustris. The partially wooded district round Sandhurst and Ambarro w, 

 with the ornamental pieces of water, gives a home for a great number 

 of Brambles, as well as for some very local aquatic plants. In these 

 localities have been gathered Rubus flssus, R. nessensis, R. plicaius, 

 R. Marshalli, R. nitidus, R. carpinifolius, R. pulcherrimus, R. Koehleri, 

 var. cogtxatus, R. Lejeunei, var. ericetorum, R. Sprengelii, R. rosaceus, R. 

 Questierii, R. Babingionii, R. villicaulis, Capnoides claviculata, Myrica Gale, 

 Rhamnus Frangula, Rosa obtusifolia, Carex indicaris, C. canescens, Utricidaria 

 minor, U. major, Elatine Hxjdropiper, E. hexandra, Littorella, Eleocharis 

 acicularis, Pihdaria, Hieracium vulgatum, H. sciaphilum, H. rigidum, var., 

 H. wnbellatmn, and Potentilla palustris. The cultivated fields, in many 

 cases of only recent reclamation, yield A2Jera Spica-verdi, Agrostis nigra, 

 Filago apiculata, Silene anglica, Arnoseris, Mercurialis annua, Stachys arvensis, 

 Calamintha arvensis, and Antirrhinum Orontium. 



The railway embankment gives a home to Origanum, Calamintha 

 officinalis, Hieracium umbellatum, H. boreale, Epilobium angustifolium, Ser- 

 ratula, Erigeron acre, Jasione, and Koeleria. The ballast may have afforded 

 calcareous matter which allows Origanum to flourish. The railway 

 cutting near Wellington College has exposed a piece of stiff clay on 

 which there is a very luxuriant growth of Lycopodlum inundation. The 

 trenches have a great quantity of Lotus uliginosus and Epilobium palustre, 

 and in such situations the great abundance of Narthecium ossifragum 

 is a conspicuous feature. 



