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Harley Ford it grows in the greatest profusion, as'well as in the Bisham 

 Woods. It is rivalled in beauty by the handsome Lysimachia vulgaris, 

 which occurs abundantly. Slum latifoUum, with its large umbels of white 

 flowers, and broad leaves, is not unfrequent at Great Marlow, and towards 

 Henley. I had the satisfaction of finding Nasturtium sylvestre on the banks 

 of the river, by Quarry Wood; it is a rare plant. Before we leave the 

 river side there are two more plants worthy of notice, viz.: — Butomus um- 

 hellatus, which occurs near Bisham Abbey, on the water side ; it is rare 

 here, though abundant in some parts of the country : and Acorus calamus 

 with its curious spikes, and sweet odour ; it grows with Batomus. In the 

 Bisham woods I found Atropa Belladonna growing luxuriantly with its 

 lurid flowers and tempting, noxious berries. Hypericum montanum is fre- 

 quent here likewise, and H. androscp.;num is occasionally found in the 

 woods. Epipactis lalifolla and E. grandijiora are both to be met with • 

 indeed, the former is very common here. On a bank, between Parmoor 

 and Lane End, Erigeron acrls opens its purplish little flowers, and in the 

 same place Gentiana Amarella var. germanica grows with very large dark 

 blue flowers. The common G. Amarella is to be met with in the Bisham 

 woods. The rayed variety of Centaurea nigra is more frequent here than 

 the common C. nigra : has it been ascertained yet whether they are both 

 one species ? In a marsh, at Lane End, almost dried up this year, owino- 

 to the drought, Scutellaria minor grew in company with Anagallis tenella. 

 I was informed that Hypericum elodes usually occurred there, but it has 

 disappeared this year, owing to the want of moisture. Epipactis palustris 

 was to be found very sparingly hard by, so I was informed, but I could 

 not see any specimens. In a wood, at Parmoor, Pyrola media, grew very 

 scarcely. Upon an embankment, at Danesfiold, by the bridge that crosses 

 the road there, Campanula Piapunculus grows evidently wild, together with 

 the white-flowered variety of C. rotundifolla. At the same place I found 

 Epilobiwn angustifollum. This also occurs in the Bisham woods. In 

 hedges at Hednor, Astragalus glycypJujllos puts forth its greenish white 

 flowers. This plant is called Wild Liquorice, from its root tasting some- 

 what like that commodity. In a stagnant ditch (full of Anacliaris,) which 

 runs by the footpath behind Court Garden, Great Marlow, Hydrocharls 

 Morsus-rancB is to be found, and Calamintha ojiclnalls is not unfrequent in 

 the neighbourhood. Near the Ray Mills, Maidenhead, I found Nepeta 

 Cataria and Lycopsis arvensls. This is a summary of the many plants I 

 have found here during the last two months. 



