By TJiomas Bruges Flower, Esq. 129 



Mr. William Bartlett. AltHougli this species is distributed through- 

 out all the Districts, it cannot be considered a common plant iu 

 the county. 



Sanguisorba; (Linn.) Great Burnet. 

 Linn. CI. iv. Ord. i. 



Name. From sanguis, blood, and sorbeo, to take up, or absorb, 

 from the supposed vulnerary properties of the plant. 



1. S. officinalis (Linn.) Officinal or Wild Burnet. Ungl. Bot. 

 t. 1312. Baxter's British Flowering Plants, t. 269. 



Locality. Low moist meadows and pastures, on a calcareous 

 soil. Rare. P. Fl. June, August. Area, * * 3. 4. 5. 

 South Division. 



3. South-west District, Meadows about Boyton. "Near War- 

 minster," Mr. Wheeler. 



North Division. 



4. North-west District, "Meadows at South Wraxhall Ponds," 

 Mr. Sole. On the bank of the canal near the " Feeder," about a 

 mile from the " New Inn," Seend. 



5. North-east District, Damp meadows at Marston Meysey. 

 " Meadows near Calne," Mr. C. E. Broome. 



Very local in Wilts. This plant has not been observed for some 

 years in the locality given on the authority of the late Mr. Sole. 

 The whole plant is astringent, the root has been recommended as 

 a tonic, though of very moderate efficacy. 



PoTERiUM, (Linn.) Lesser Burnet. 

 Linn. CI. xxi. Ord. vii. 

 Name. From Poterium (Lat.) a drinking cup, the plant having 

 been used in the preparation of a drink, called in England a cool 

 tankard. 



1. P. sanguisorba (Linn.) common Salad Burnet, Garden Burnet. 

 Engl. Bot. t. 860. 



Locality. On hilly pastures and borders of fields, wherever the 

 chalk is near the surface. P. Fl. June, August. Area, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 

 Frequent in all the Districts. The leaves taste and smell like 



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