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North Division. 

 4. North-west District, Bogs on Kingsdown, and about South 

 Wraxhall. Marshy fields at Bromham. These are the only locali- 

 ties in Wilts where I have observed this species. M. ccespitosa has 

 been reported me from Districts 2 and 5, but as yet have seen no 

 examples. Well distinguished from M. palustris by the close pressed 

 hairs or bristles on the stem, the more deeply divided calyx, and 

 the entire segments of the small corolla. Hoot fibrous, not creeping . 



3. M. arvensis, (Hoffra.) Field Scorpion-grass. JEngl. Bot. 

 Suppl. t. 2629. St. 42, 13. M. intermedia, Link. 



Locality. In open cultivated fields, also in woods, thickets, and 

 on shady hedge-banks. A. Fl. June, August. Area, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 

 Common in all the Districts. It varies much in luxuriance and in 

 height. In shade, M. arvensis becomes much larger, and is often 

 mistaken for M. sylvatica. 



4. M. collina, (Hofi'm.) hillock, or early Scorpion-grass. Collinus 

 means growing on hills or hillocks ; from collis, a little hill or 

 elevation. Engl. Bot. t. 2558. St. 42, 11. M. hispida, Koch. 



Locality. On sandy banks, wall-tops, and other very dry places. 

 A. Fl. April, May. Area, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Generally distributed. 

 This species bears much resemblance to M. arvensis, but is smaller, 

 often only 2 or 3 inches high, and scarcely ever above 6 or 7 ; the 

 flowers smaller, bright blue, scarcely tinged with pink in bud, as 

 they are in all the preceding species. The plant dries up, and 

 disappears early in the summer. 



5. M. versicolor (Ehrh.) partly coloured Scorpion -grass (yellow 

 and blue). Engl. Bot. t. 480 (left fig.) 1. St. 42. 12. 



Locality. On dry banks, wall-tops, cultivated fields, and wet 

 meadows, hence varying much in height. A. Fl. May, June. 

 Area, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 



Very sparingly distributed throughout the Districts. This plant bears 

 some resemblance to M. arvensis, and collina, but differs from both 

 in its more rigid habit, more leafy stems, from a few inches to near 

 a foot high. Flowers small and nearly sessile. Calyx segments, 

 quite closed over the fruit after flowering. Corolla at first pale 

 yellow, and turning blue as it fades. 



