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3. Pang. On Curridge Common, rather plentiful, growing with the 



preceding species ; it comes under/, siibelongata, Wittr. 

 E. ramosissima does not appear to be recorded for Bucks or East 

 Gloucestershire. 



According to strict priority the name for this genus is Centaurion, as given 

 in Adanson's Famllle des Plantes, ii. 502 (1763). The objection may be urged 

 that this is too similar in speUing to the genus Centaurea, but in my opinion 

 this reason is not sufficient. If Adanson's genus be adopted, our plants will 

 be Centaurion Centaurium and Centaurion pulchellum {Centaurium inapertum), 

 Kafin. Danm. Fl. ii. 77 (1800). 



GENTIANA, Linn. Gen. n. 285 (Tournefort, Inst. t. 40). 

 G. Pneumonanthe, Linn. Sp. PI. 228 (1753). Calathian Violet. 



Pnemnonanthe, Ger. Em. 438. 

 Top. Bot. 276. Syme, E. B. vi. 73, t. 914. Nyman, 498. 

 Native. Ericetal. Damp places on heathy ground. Very local and 



rare. P. August-September. 

 First record. Gentiana palustris angustifolia, C.B.P. In ericetis humi- 

 dioribus et pinguioribus comitatus Bercheriensis {Bohart), in 

 Morison. Hist. Ox. iii. 483, 1699. 



4. Kennet. Sulhampstead Common, Dr. Beeke in Lyson's Magna Brit. 



1806. Probably extinct, as much of the common land is now 

 enclosed. 



5. Loddon. Mr. C. R. Ashbee has shown me specimens of this plant 



collected by him last summer at Wildmoor Bottom, near 

 Wokingham, J. Britten inJourn. Bot. (1879 1 44. Wildmoor Bottom 

 is near Sandhurst, about six miles from Wokingham. 

 Gentiana Pneumonanthe is only recorded for Surrey and Hants of the 

 counties bordering Berkshire. 



G. Amarella, Linn. Sp. PI. 230 (1753"'. Autumnal Gentian, Felwort. 



GentianeUa fugax minor, Ger. Em. 437. G. axillaris, Reichb. Ic. PI. Crit. 



ii. t. 130. G. Amarella, var. axillaris, Reichb. Ic. Fl. Germ, et Helv. 



xvii. 4. 

 Top. Bot. 276. Syme, E. B. vi, 76, t. 917. Nyman, 500. Fl. Oxf. 194, 

 Native. Pascual. Pastures on limestone, grassy chalk downs, &c. 



Locally abundant. A. July-October. 

 First record. G. Campestris [sic], on Ilsley Down, Mr. Bicheno, Mavor's 



Agr. Berks, 1809 {G. Amarella is not given there), G. Amarella, about 



Marlow, Mr, G, G. Mill in Phyt. i. 990, 1843. 



1. Isis. Ashbury. Idstone. Near Cumnor. Wytham. 



2. Ock, Sparsholt, Bellamy. Uffington. Letcombe. White Horse 



Hill. Letcombe Castle. Lockinge. King Standing Hill. 

 Lowbury, Blewbury, Abundant along the Chalk escarpment, 

 Cherbury Camp, Near Cumnor. Wittenham. 



