XC FLORA OF BERKSHIRE 



and artistic feature, leads from the road shortly above the river level 

 to an eminence about 300 feet above the sea through ground carpeted 

 with Hy2)eriann calycirmm and Vinca minor, and in which Hijpericum 

 montanum is also frequent. The views from various parts of the 

 grounds over the lovely reaches of the Thames are scarcely to be over- 

 estimated. The Druids' Temple in the grounds was brought from 

 St. Heliers in Jersey, the stones being placed in the position which 

 they originally occupied. About these grounds Linaria repens, Veronica 

 montana, Ophrys apifera, 0. muscifera, Monotropa, Atropa, Verbascnm nigrum, 

 Helleboriis foetichis, Astragalus ghjcypliyllus, and Hypericum montanum occur, 

 and Bromus intcrruptus has been found in fields in the neighbourhood. 



The lowland fields between Aston and Marlow have a rich vegeta- 

 tion. The arable fields contain Iberis amara, Alyssum calycinum, Papaver 

 Rhoeas, var. strigosum, and var. Pry or it, Antirrhinum Orontium, Valerianella 

 dentata, Crepis taraxacifoUa, Linaria Elatina, L. spuria, L. viscida, Caucalis 

 arvensis, Sherardia arvensis, var. Walravenii, Orobanche Trifolium-pratensis, 

 and Calamintha arvensis. 



The meadows are often crimson with the abundance of Pedicularis 

 palustris and Orchis morio, while in some places the gravelly subsoil is 

 sufficiently calcareous to allow Campanula glomcrata, Avena pubescens, and 

 AnthyUis to appear. Gyrostachis autumnalis and Dianthus Armeria formerly 

 occurred near Aston. Salix purpurea is abundant by the river. Ribes 

 nigrutn, R. rubrum, Typha, Acorus, Cardamine amara, Hottonia, Limnanthemum. 

 and Leucojum are found by the river. 



At Bisham the garden ground contains Mercurialis annua in con- 

 siderable quantity, a veiy local plant in Berkshire. A lovely walk 

 may be taken from Bisham, witli the remains of its ancient abbey, to 

 the beautiful Quarry Woods, and across Cookham Dean Common to the 

 picturesque village of Cookham, which overlooks the long line of 

 the hanging woods of Cliveden. In this short walk a charming 

 country is traversed, and the prospects of the sui-rounding landscape 

 are extremely pleasant. The number of jDlants which the walk affords 

 is vei-y considerable, as there is not only the marshland and meadow 

 flowers but also the flora of the Chalk woods and commons. The 

 following are amongst the interesting members of the flora met with 

 in the vicinity :— Ranunculus Lingua, R. parvijlorus, Aquilegia, Arabis 

 perfoliata, Iberis, Hypericum Androsaemum, H. montanum. Genista anglica. 

 Hippocrepis, Astragalus glycyphyllus, Primus Cerasus, Ep.lobium angustifolium, 

 Myriophyllum verticillatum, M. spicatum. Slum lati/olium, Oenanthe fisiidosa, 

 Oe. crocata, Oe. Jluviatilis, Oe. Phellandrium, Caucalis nodosa, AsjJenda 

 cynanchica, Lactuca virosa, Erigeron acre, Centaurea Cyanus, Crepis foetida (?), 

 C. taraxacifoUa, Campanula gJomerata, C. Trachelium, Hypopitys, Blackstonia, 

 Gentiana Amarella, Atropa, Hyoscyamus, Lithospermum officinale, Echiiim, 

 Myosotis cdlina, Antirrhinum Orontlum, Linaria repens, Pedictdaris palustris. 



