FLORA OF BERKSHIRE 



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DICOTYLEDONES. 



RANUNCULACEAE, Jussieu, Gen. (1789) 231. 



CLEMATIS, Linn. Gen. PI. n. 616 (Dill. Hort. Eltli. 73). 



C. Vitallja, Linn. Sp. PI. 544 (1753). Traveller s Joy, Honesty, Old Man's 

 Beard. 

 Vitalba, Dodoens. Viorna, Ger. Em. 886. 



Top. Bot. I. Syme, E. B. i. 2, t. i. Baxt. t. 129. Curt. Fl. Lond. 



iv. t. 37. Nyman, i. Fl. Oxf. i. 

 Native. Septal. Hedgerows, quarries, railway-banks, wood-borders, 



&c. Locally common. Climbing shrub. July-September. 

 First record. Sonning, Mr. S. Rudge, in Herb. Brit. Mus. 1800. Published 



by Dr. Noehden in Mavor's Agr. Berks, 252, 1809. 



1. Isis. Cumnor, Herb. Oxf. Wytham Wood, very fine. Ashbury. 



Idstone. 



2. Ook. Between Cumnor and Wootton, WJiitwell. Near Tubney, 



Walker. Near Steventon by the Genge brook. Letcombe Basset. 

 Lane at the back of Cumnor Hurst. East side of Foxcombe 

 Hill near the Ritle Butts. Lockinge. 



3. Pang. Very common in the hedges at Hampstead Norris and 



many other places, Lousley, in Russell's Cat. Pangbourn, Pamplin. 

 Bradfield, Jenkinson. Englefield. In and about Unwell Wood 

 in luxuriant growth. Streatley. Basildon. Purley. Near 

 Reading on the railway-bank. Tilehurst. Ashridge Wood, abun- 

 dant growth. Lane beyond Upper Basildon towards Ashamp- 

 stead, beautiful specimens. Svilham. Bucklebuiy. Sandy lane 

 near Bradley Farm. Frilsham. Yattendon. It appears to be 

 absent from Cold Ash and neighbourhood. 



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