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erected in honour of Nelson. Boarhunt, and Millis's Bottom, a com- 

 mon about a mile from Wickham, are the limits on the north-east, 

 and Fontley, and the south side of Titchfield common on the north. 

 On the south and west it includes the river-side from Titchfield to 

 Hill Head : also Stiibbington, and the Gosport road and its neigh- 

 bourhood for about the distance of two miles. In mentioning Titch- 

 field common, it must not be supposed that I include the whole of it : 

 but the part to which allusion is so frequently made in the ensuing 

 list, is that which borders the sides of the Southampton road as far as 

 the point where it is joined by the road from Cattisfield : and also a 

 small part of the common a little beyond West Hill, the seat of Sir 

 H. Paulett. It is in this last mentioned part that most of the bog 

 plants were found. 



The chalk formation embraces a large extent of country on the east 

 side of the town, and generally lies near, or comes to, the surface ; 

 and on the west the London clay is the prevailing substratum, though 

 gravel, sand, &c., overlie it in many places. 



It must not be supposed that the following list professes to be by 

 any means a complete one, as it is the result of the labours of only 

 three summers, and my time for botanical pursuits is but limited. I 

 do not doubt, therefore, that further research would bring to light 

 many plants not included in this list, and prove this neighbourhood 

 to be excelled by few in richness and variety. As, however, my re- 

 sidence here will probably soon terminate, I do not suppose that I 

 shall be able to complete the task. I may just allude, as a singular 

 circumstance, to the excessive rarity of Draba verna here ; one or two 

 plants being all that I have met with. The figures refer to the com- 

 parative rarity or frequency of some of the species ; their signification 

 is the same as in the Edinburgh Catalogue. I regret that my brief 

 acquaintance with the neighbourhood will not justify my applying 

 them to all. 



5. Ranunculus arvemis. Uplands ; near Gill copse, &c. 



5. Flammula. Titchfield common ; Peel common, &c. 



6. acris. Gosport road, &c. 



6. Ficaria and hulhosus. Very common. 



aquatilis. Fontley ; near Titchfield common, &c. 



^ pantothrix. Stubbington ; Fontley iron- 

 mills. 



sceleratus. Stubbington ; Boarhunt. 



auricomus. Gill copse ; Uplands. 



