cuscuTA 359 



Native. Ericetal. Parasitical on Ulex, Calhina, and Erica. Dry heaths 

 preferring sunny situations. Local. A. June-October. 



First record. C. epithemum, Mr. Bicheno. Cornfields and heaths, not 

 uncommon, Maror's Agr. Berks, 1809. [The C europaea of Mr. Kudge 

 in Bot. Guide, 1805, was probably this species,] 



2. Ock. Eoadside. near Charlton (Wantage), Wait [I have not 



seen specimens.] 



3. Pang. Tilehurst Common, Walk. Fl. 1833. Cold Ash Common, 



W. M. Rogers. Buckleburj' Common, TvfnaiJ. Sulham. 



4. Kennet. Greenham Common. Newtown Common, Bunny in 



Eussell's Cat. Crookham Common, Shihbs in Britt. Contr. Wick- 

 ham, Mrs. Batson. Mortimer, the author in Rep. of Bot. Exch. Cluh, 

 1888. Snelsmore. Burghfield. 



5. Loddon. ' C. europaea,' on the western side of Bulmarsh Heath, 



Rudge, I. c. Windsor Forest, Moore in Britt. Contr. Wellington 



College, Penny. Early Common, Tit/nail. Wokingham, Ed. 



Forster in Herb. Brit. Miis. Wellington Koad, from Wokingham, 



Craicley. Ascot, Riddehdell, on Ulex. Ambarrow. Eisely. Bracknell. 



C. Epithymum is recorded for all the bordering counties except 



E. Gloucestershire. 



*C. Trifolii, Bab. & Gibs, in Phyt. i. (1843^ 467. aover Dodder. 



C. Epiihymnm, var. Trifolii. C. minor, var. trifolii, DC. Prod. ix. 453. 

 Comp. Cyb. Br. 251. Top. Bot. 283. Syme, E. B. vi. 92, t. 929. 



Nyman, 507. Fl. Oxf. 199. 

 Colonist. Parasitic on clover and beans. Sporadic. Eather frequent. 



A. July- September. 

 First record. The ' C. epithemum ' from cornfields of Mr. Bicheno in 

 Mavors Agr. Berks, 1809, is probably intended for this plant. 



1. Isis. Near Inglesham. Longworth. Cumnor. 



2. Ock. Near Ferry Hinkse}", Bosivell. Marcham, Walker. Boar's 



Hill, W. W. Fisher. Eadley. Wittenham. Moreton. Sutton 

 Courtney. 



3. Pang. Unwell Wood, border, Laivson. Sulham, Tvfnail. Mouls- 



ford. Tidmarsh. Aldworth. 



4. Kennet. Far too abundant [about Elcot], Reeks in Britt. Conh. 



Theale. Welford. Inkpen. 



5. Loddon. Winter Hill. Old Windsor, 1847, Hcrh, Moore in Britt. 



Contr, Wargrave and Eemenham, Stanton. Shinfield. Swallow- 

 field, Tvfnail. Bray. Sonning. Twyford. Waltham. 

 Perhaps this is only a variety of C. Epithymum. Mr. Tufnail thinks 

 it is a decreasing species in the county, owing to the greater care now 

 bestowed on the cleaning of clover seed, 



C. Trifolii is recorded for all the bordering counties except E. 

 Gloucestershire, but I have seen it in that county near Lechlade. 



