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that it grows on Mendip at Cheddar, and Dr. H. F. 

 Parsons has kindly forwarded the following note : — " In 

 a rock}' field near Great Elm, on inferior oolite, where 

 it is established in some plenty ; but may have been 

 carried thither with garden rubbish," 



PLANTAdlNACE^. 

 PLANTAGO, L. 



635. P. Coronopus, L. 



Native ; in barren spots near the coast, common, VI. VII. 



636. P. maritima, L. 



Native ; in salt marshes, and on banks by the tidal waters, 

 rather common, VI. — VIII. 



637. P. lanceolata, L. Common Pdh-grass. 



Native; in meadows, pastures, and waste places. Very 

 common and genei'ally distributed. We once gathered 

 at Montpelier a monstrosity beai'ing several heads upon 

 one scape. V. — VI 1 1. 



638. P. media, L. Lamh's-tonf/ue. 



Native ; in dry pastures, quite common. VI. — IX. 



639. P. major, L. 



Native ; in waste places, by roadsides, and in fields ; very 

 common everywhere. VI. — VIII. 



(P. arennria, \\\ & K., was formerly found abundantly on 

 the sandbills near Burnham ; but we think has not 

 been seen there since 18G7, It has grown for some 

 years in fair quantity with other aliens on a small heap 

 of old colliery debris near Kingswood, G .) 



