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ADDITIONS TO THE WYCOMBE FLORA. 67 
Hand, was last year pretty plentiful, appearing at intervals 
between that place and Bradenham. The Annual Yellow Cress 
(Nasturtium palustre), an insignificant little plant, which has hither- 
to been noticed only at Lane End and Marlow, has been gathered 
near the Marsh Green: and the Hairy Rock Oress (Arabis hir- 
suta) has been found in Wycombe Park, and several other locali- 
ties. The rare Coralwort (Dentaria bulbifera), has been noticed in 
the little wood at the foot of White Hill; and Mr. Marshall has 
traced it beyond our district as far as to Amersham. The Bar- 
berry (Berberis vulgaris) the claims of which to be regarded as a 
native of our district rested solely on the specimen on Keep Hill, 
has been observed sparingly in the neighbourhood of Marlow by 
the Rev. Bernard Smith. Wooburn Common, already mentioned 
as the locality of two or three new plants, produces the elegant 
Yellow Cow-wheat (Delampyrum pratense) in great abundance : 
the absence of this species from our neighbourhood generally was 
commented upon by Mr. Mill, in his list of Marlow plants pub- 
lished in 1850 ; and although Mr. Melvill noticed it in the Mar- 
low vicinity in 1865, it was still almost unknown to the district. 
The lovely Bee Orchis ( Ophrys apifera) has been gathered during 
the last season in Fennell’s Wood, Loudwater, in a wood near 
Bradenham, and on a bank near White Hill: and the little 
Musk-scented Orchis(Herminium Monorchis) was abundant on Keep 
Hill. Many of the localities given in a list kindly supplied me 
by Mr. Gaviller have also been examined and verified. The 
Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum multiflorum) mentioned by Withering 
as growing ‘‘about High Wickham, Bucks,” has not yet been 
noticed in our district; and we have been equally unfortunate 
with the Red Campion (Lychnis diurna), which, although included 
in Mr. Mill’s Marlow list, has, at present, entirely escaped our 
observation, although Mr. Marshall gathered a single specimen 
on the road to Amersham about 53 miles from Wycombe. The 
Shepherd’s Rod (Dipsacus pilosus) which it was feared would be 
destroyed by the clearing of the hedges in .its only Wycombe 
locality, between Cressex Farm and Handy Cross, has apparently 
benefited thereby; having been finer and more abundant during 
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