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By Thomas Bruges Flower, Esq. 215 
Bedwyn,” Mr. W. Bartlett. “Frequent in the neighbourhood of 
Marlborough,” Flor. Marlb. Not uncommon in the county. Stems 
two feet high, bare of leaves below. eaves large, marked with 
longitudinal nerves, half-embracing the rownded stem. Peduneles 
one or many flowered. Vowers drooping in an opposite direction, 
white, greenish at the tips. Filaments downy. 
A dwarf form of this species, “P. humile anglicum,” Ray’s Synop. 
p. 263, is stated to have been found in the woods of Wiltshire by 
_ Mr. Philip More. This is probably only a variety of P. multiflora, 
(All.) 
2. P. officinale, (All.) angular Solomon’s Seal. Hngl. Bot. t. 280. 
Reich Icones, x. 434. Convallaria polygonatum, (Linn.) 
Locality. In rocky woods. P. Fl. May. Area,1.* *** 
South Division. 
1. South-east District. ‘ Coppices about Alderbury,” Bot. Guide. 
Batt’s Croft, Whiteparish,” Rev. £. Simms. Very rare im the county. 
Smaller than the last. Leaves ovate, elliptical, alternate, half- 
embracing the angular stem, peduncles mostly single-flowered, 
filaments glabrous. Flowers greener, fragrant, smelling powerfully 
like Hawthorn. Berry dark blue. 
A variety, P. cntermedium, (Boreau, l.c. p. 615,) with peduncles 
mostly two or three-flowered (sometimes four-flowered), branched 
about the middle or a little below it. Whole plant usually larger 
and stouter than in the true form, the leaves commonly broader, 
closer together, and rather thicker in texture. I have observed in 
woods at Collet’s Bottom, Colerne Park, Call Wood and Beck-hill 
Wood, near Biddestone (District 4). Additional localities for P. 
officinale, (All.) and P. intermedium, (Boreau) would be desirable, more 
especially when accompanied by specimens of the respective plants. 
Ruscus, (Liny.) Butcuer’s Broom. 
Linn. Cl. xxii. Ord. i. 
Name. Anciently druscus ; from beuskelen, Celtic, meaning box- 
holly. , 
1. R. aculeatus, (Linn.) prickly Butcher’s Broom. <Acu/ens is 
Latin for a prickle. Zng/. Bot. t. 560. Reich Icones, x. 487. 
_ Locality. Bushy, heathy places and woods, especially in a 
