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_odovata was difficult to detect so late in the season in the wood. 
 Brachypodium gracile was rare in the wood sides on Chalky 
Boulder Clay, while B. pinnatum was common all over. Calam- 
_intha clinopodium was everywhere, widely but thinly distributed. 
Campanula Trvachelium was only obtained in and around Ropsley 
Rise. Carlina very conspicuous in the quarries. Caucalis nodosa 
only by footpath side across tilth at Great Ponton. Centaurea 
_ Cyanus very uncommon at Ropsley. Cichorium only a casual in 
the same parish. No one detected Circwa lutitiana in the Rise, 
but on examination its seeds were discovered on the nether 
garments of no less than five workers, with those of the two Geum 
and one seed of Leontodon autumnalis. Vhe nuts of Corylus were 
still far from ripe. Deschampsia cwspitosa was common on the 
Chalky Boulder Clay. Ina damp spot ona side in the Rise, a 
peculiar variety was taken, awnless or with awns not half the 
usual length (Breviavistata)—the whole plant having lost the 
characteristic roughness of this species. Dipsacus sylvestris was 
only seen at Ropsley. Evythrea centaurium and Gentiana amcr- 
ella were in the same parish. Ivagaria vesca was still in flower in 
the wood. Fraxinus in the wood was represented by 30 year old 
growths from old stumps. ‘Ihe leaves up to ten feet high were 
eaten all over the Rise by young Helix arbustorum the only other 
species of snail detected on the ash leaves was Helix hisfidosa, one 
cimen only, six feet from the ground. ‘The flore albo variety of 
wood with the type close by. Hedera was only observed outside 
villages on the chalky Boulder Clay. Hypericum perforatum and 
variety angustifolium were seen all over the area; but a lovely 
iety with variegated leaves only taken at Great Ponton. 
umulus was on the Upper Lias Clay and Lower Estuarine in the 
ae place ; with Senecio aquaticus on I'resh Water Alluvium. 
e Hop is said—but on whose authority I cannot say—to have 
en introduced into this country as late as the year 1524. It is 
learly an alien in this county from its distribution. Lamium 
um, Ballota, and Sisymbrium officinale were seen in all likely 
s, and all demonstrated their peculiar characteristics of 
