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450. B. cernua, L. 



Native ; iu watery places, frequent on the moors. 



G. Stapleton ; and Hanbara ; Mr. T. B. Flower. We do 



not know that either this or B. tripartita has been found 



recently in these localities. 

 S.5 Marsh ditches near Draycot, Buruham, Tickenham, 



Wedmore, Wells, and Yatton ; abundant in some of 



them. VII. VIII. 



CARLINA, Z. 



451. C. vulgaris, L. 



Native ; scattered over downs, hilly pastures, and heaths, 



common. 

 Acauline plants are frequent on the Mendips. " Dying, 

 it does not soon decay, for the leaves and even flowers 

 ■which are of the nature of an Everlasting, battered and 

 bleached, stand many a wintry storm." Sir J. E. Smith, 



VII.— IX. 

 AROTIUM, L. 



452. A. majUS, Schk. Greater Burdock. 



Native ; by roadsides and in waste places. Common, but 

 not so abundant as the next species. VIII. 



453. A. minus, Schk. Lesser Burdock. 



Native ; in waste places, very common. VIII. 



454. A. intermedium, Lange. 



Native ; in waste places. 



This is apparently common enough, but we have constantly 

 found great difficulty in distinguishing it from A. viinus, 

 and cannot therefore indicate its distribution. We are 

 decidedly inclined to agree with Mr. Watson in con- 

 sidering it to be a variety of A. minus. 



