242 By Thomas Bruges Flower, Esq. 



Locality. Waste places near villages, preferring a calcareous 

 soil. A. or B. Fl. June, August. Area, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 

 South Division. 



1. South-east District, " Alderbury and Stratford," Dr. Maton, 

 Nat. Hist. Wilts. " About Milford but rarely," Mr. James Eussey. 

 " Amesbury," Dr. Southby. 



2. South Middle District, Occasionally at Shrewton. 



3. South'West District, "Warminster," Mr. Wheeler. 



North Division. 



4. North-west District, Box, Rudlow, Coleme, and Slaughterford. 

 ** Quarries on Kingsdown and Monkton Farley," Flor. Bath. 



5. North-east District, " Great Bedwyn," Mr. William Bartlett. 

 Now become a scarce plant in Wiltb, from its being so much sought 

 after by herbalists. Stem much branched, round, covered as is the 

 whole herbage, with copious, viscid, glandular hairs, or down, 

 emitting an. oppressive and fetid odour. Leaves, soft and pliant, 

 the upper ones nearlj"- entire. Corolla of a peculiar lucid colour, 

 approaching to a dingy yellow, most beautifully and delicately 

 pencilled with dark purple veins. Seeds numerous, singularly im- 

 pressed or reticulated with deep dots. Plant highly narcotic. 



\_Datura Stramonium, (Linn.) common Thorn-apple, ^h^/. Bot. t. 

 1288, has been observed at Amesbury (South-east District) by Miss 

 Batho, who has kindly presented me with a specimen. Doubtless 

 an escape from the cottagers garden, where it is occasionally seen. 

 Flowers white ; purplish in D. tatula.'] 



NOTICE. 



The thanks of the Society are due to James Waylen, Esq., for 

 the drawings which illustrate the paper on All Cannings ; and to 

 Mr. Weaver, for the ground-plans of the Churches. 



