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(Comarum pahtstre), the tall Red Rattle (Pedkularis palustris), the Marsh Penny- 

 wort ( Hydrocotijle vulgaris), and others. In shady spots the Herb Paris (Paris 

 quadrifolia) grows sparingly, and in the wood, hedges, and along the line of the 

 old tramroad towards Kington some of the rarer species of Ruhus, e.g., 

 Leucostachijs, macrophyUus, mucronatus, Kcehleri, pyramidalis, sulcaius, &c., are 

 recorded in the Flora of Herefordshire as occnrring in more or less abundance. 

 Leaving the wood, and before crossing the river by the bridge below the station, 

 the Banewort (Samhuc.us Ehuhis) may be observed on a piece of waste ground on 

 the right of the road, and in shaded spots on the river banks the alternate-leaved 

 Golden Saxifrage and the Bitter Cress ( Cardamine amara) have also been found. 

 In and near the village of Titley we have the Frog orchis ( Habenaria viridis) in a 

 meadow adjoining Titley Court Park, the Skull cap ( Scutellaria galcricidata) in 

 the Park itself ; Snakeweed (Polygonum historla) in a meadow by the side of the 

 Presteign-road, the large flowered Hemp nettle (Oaleopsis versicolor) in a small 

 copse adjoining the lane leading to the river, and the Sneezewort (Achillcea 

 ptarmicaj Needle whin (Genista anglica), and Dyer's Greenweed (Genista 

 tinctoria) in a rough pasture a little below. In the old walls surrounding Wapley 

 Camp the Shepherd's Cress ( Teesdalia nudicaulis) grows abundantly, and may 

 j)robably also be found in similar situations in crossing the hill towards Knill. 

 Returning towards Eywood, we may notice the Navelwort (Cotyledon umbilicus) 

 in old walls by the roadside, and in the Garden Wood below the house the Bird's 

 nest Orchis (Neottia Nidus-avis) has been found occasionally. In the lane leading 

 up to the hill, the Hemlock (Conimn maculatum) grows luxuriantly, and, in the 

 open pastures above, the Musk Thistle {Carduus nutans) and trailing St. John's 

 Wort (Hypericum kumifusum.) After descending the hill to Knill village, and 

 near the county boundary, the hairy Violet (Viola hirta) has been found in a small 

 quarry near the roadside, and two species of Bellflower (Campanula patula and 

 C. trachelium) are abundant in the hedges. Nash Scar, the steep hill on the left 

 of the Presteign road, will repay a careful search, being rich in manj' of the 

 limestone plants, two of which, the Buckthorn (Rhamnus catharticus) and the 

 Bloody Cranesbill (Geranium sanguineum), are found, as far as I am aware, at no 

 other station in this district. I must apologise for the incompleteness, as I had 

 hoped to be able to compare notes with one or two members who are better 

 acquainted with the flora of this neighbourhood than myself ; but it may possibly 

 be of some slight assistance in studying the botany of a district which appears 

 hitherto to have been somewhat neglected, but which I think well merits a more 

 careful investigation." . 



With reference to these notes, the Rev, A. Ley reported that the finding of 

 Teesdalia nudicaulis on the fence of Wapley Hill gave a new and valuable station 

 in this county for this plant. He would ask the botanical members to look out 

 for Draha muralis which had been picked on Nash Scar, but whether in Radnor- 

 shire or Herefordshire was .at present uncertain — the boundary line between the 

 two counties is on the top of Nash Scar. He would also like further observation 

 respecting Myosotis sylvatica which is known to grow on the Arrow for about one 

 mile of its course, below Titley Junction, If it could be found growing also along 



