232 The Flora of Wiltshire. 



amplitude and graceful structure of its fine white flowers, which, 

 continue to adorn the rural districts, and even the outskirts of our 

 towns, almost to the end of Autumn. 



CuscuTA, (Linn.) Dodder. 

 Linn. CI. V. Ord. ii. 

 Derived probably from its Arabic name, keshout ; or from the 

 Hebrew chuz, to bind or surround. 



1. C. EuropcBU, (Linn.) Greater Dodder, Dr. Prior gives us the 

 etymology of the word Dodder as the plural of dodd, a bunch — dot, 

 a hampered thread, from its striking resemblance to bunches of 

 threads entangled in the plants on which it grows. Engl. Bot. t. 378. 



Locality. Parasitic on the stems of various herbaceous plants. 

 A. FL July, September. Area, * * * 4. * 

 North Division. 



4. North-west District, In the meadows between Dundas Aque- 

 duct and Limpley Stoke. Stems very long, reddish, having small 

 tubercles or papillae, which serve as roots. Flowers in sessile 

 globular clusters, white, tinged with red. Scales seem always to 

 exist in the corolla, but from being adpressed are not readily 

 observed. A larger and more robust plant than the next species. 



2. C. epithymum (Murr) lesser Dodder. Engl. Bot. t. 55. 

 Locality. Parasitical on Thyme, Heath, Furze, and other small 



shrubby plants. A. Fl. July, September. Area, 1. * * * * 

 South Division. 

 1. South-east District, " On Furze, Alderbury Common," Dr. 

 Maton. "Nat. Hist. Wilts." "Clarendon," Mr. James Eussey. 

 " On Furze on Amesbury Down," Major Smith. " Pewsey," 

 Flor. Marlb. Stems very slender, generally bright red or 

 purple. Clusters of flowers small, globular, and very compact. 

 Scales of the corolla more prominent, frimbriated, almost closing 

 the tube. This species is much smaller than "C. Europcea (Linn.)" 

 and " C. epilinum (Weihe)," especially in the flowers. 



3. C. epilinum (Weihe) Flax Dodder. Engl. Bot. Suppl, 2850. 

 C. densifiora Soy-Willm. 



Locality. Parasitical upon Flax, and very injurious to the crop. 

 A. Fl. August. Area, • * * 4 * 



