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pacted with a little loam, from which the roots cannot 

 be disengaged without much labour. We have visited 

 the localities in Leigh Wood and near Wotton-under- 

 Edge. Both these have a north-eastern aspect. With 

 us the plant flowers very sparingly. We feel sure that 

 in a favourable season the yield would not exceed one 

 handful to the acre. 



G. Very steep stony slope in Westridge Wood, in plenty. 



S. A large patch in Leigli Wood near the Avon. King's 

 Wood, near Yatton ; Miss Winter. Asham Wood ; Rev, 

 R. Murray. Wood near Bath ; Add. Fl. Bathon. V. 



POLYGONATUM, Tourn. 



761. P. officinale)' All. Convallaria Polygonatim, L. 



Native ; in rocky woods on limestone, rare. Often associ- 

 ated with tlie Lily of the Valley. It fruits but seldom. 



G. Woods above Wotton-under-Edge in several places. 



S. Leigh Wood, by no means extinct, as is feared in 

 E. B., ed. 3 ; but not so plentiful as formerly, a good 

 deal having been destroyed by quarrying. " Cheddar 

 Cliffs. W. Christy, sp. Woods on the N. side of the 

 Mendip Hills ; woods at East Harptree, under Meudip. 

 B.Or New B. Guide. V. 



762. P. multiflorum, All. Solomon's Seal. 



Native ; in woods on limestone, very local. 



G. Wood at Dursley, B. G. 



S. Harptree Combe. Wood at Leigh-on-Mendip. Paul 

 Wood, near Temple Cloud, to 3 ft. 9 in. high, June, 

 1885 ; Mr. D. Fry. Bishop's Wood, and in one or two 

 other woods near Wells ; Miss Livett. Abundant in 

 woods from Binegar to Asham ; Rev. R. Murray. Near 

 Bath ; Fl. Bathon. Not known in Leigh Wood, where it 

 is likely that P. officinale has been mistaken for it. VI. 



