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Composite : Petasitis vulgaris — is mostly seen as a garden escape, 



but at Shearwater, near Elmstone, it grows in an undoubted 



wild state in giant proportions, along with Eq^u.isctum fluviatiU, 



the latter not at all common elsewhere in East Kent. 

 Lactuca saligna — is not only found in its old locality at Swalecliffe, 



but has extended to Whitstable and Seasalter. 

 Campanulace^ : Campanula hyhrida — does not seem to have 



extended far from its old localities. 

 Ekicace^ : Pyrola rotundifolia — a rare plant, is nevertheless 



tolerably abundant in its old habitats. 

 CoirvoLTtJLACE^ : Cusctita epithymum — this plant is subject to great 



variation, the smaller variety is ofttimes a very troublesome 



parasite on clover, where it is known by the name of " Hell 



weed." On the beach at Lydd a larger variety is found on 



Stachys sylvatica, and other plants. 

 ScEOPHUiAEiACE^ : Verhascum hlattaria — from time to time has 



been found in clover fields, in most cases probably introduced 



with foreign seeds. 

 Scrophularia vernalis — a few specimens of this plant are found 



about the precincts of St. Augustine's Monastery, Canterbury, 



and have been known there for forty years at least, but have 



not been met with elsewhere. 

 Oeobanchace^ : Orohanche major on broom, and minor on clover, 



are both common in Kent. 

 0. caryophyllacea, and ccerulea — have both been met with from 



the Warren, Folkestone, to the Sandhills, Sandwich, but the 



distinction between the two seems to rest with the opinion of 



the finder. 

 Labiates; : Ajuga chameepitys — is a very local plant, and not common 



in E. Kent, it used to be found in a field called " Crow-hop," 



at Knowlton, near the Park, and at Chilham. 

 CHENOPoDiACEiE : Atri2}lex pedunculata — a rare plant, is still found 



near the Saltpans, Sandwich. 

 Salicornia — in most of its species and varieties are also found 



thft-re. 

 Sumda frueticosa — said to grow in the same place has not been 



found. 

 Poltgonace^ : Polygonum listorta — is not common, and has quite 



disappeared from some of its old localities. 



Oechidace^ : The Orchids of E. Kent deserve to be considered 

 with more detail. Some of the species mentioned by the older 

 botanists have not been noticed for many years in the places 

 where they were formerly said to have been met with, as for 

 instance Malazis paludosa in Romney Marsh ; Liparis loeselii 

 in Ham Ponds ; these may have been overlooked, but it must 

 be remembered that better drainage may have had much to do 



