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upper end, and is doubtless that mentioned in the Dillenian editions 

 of Ray's Synopsis, torn. ii. p. 332, No. 3. 



Ononis antiquorum f Probably not uncommon, but I have not 

 (as yet) paid much attention to our two assumed species. A spinous 

 form, with very small, narrow and elliptical leaves, and remarkably 

 erect, compact branches, with flowers rather more upright and crowd- 

 ed than usual, I found on a sea-bank, in the marshes between Co- 

 sham and Farlington, near Havant, July 28th, and which I suppose 

 is referrible to the present species, if such it be. In that case I have 

 no station recorded for O. antiquorum in the Isle of Wight. 



XMedicago saliva. Here and there naturalized in pastures and by 

 way-sides. Persistent in a pasture field by Bonchurch farm for seve- 

 ral years past, the remains of some former crop. 



lupulina. Abundant in dry, waste places almost every- 

 where. 



maculata. Very common, and in some places profusely, 



in the Isle of Wight, in pastures, waste ground, and even in woods. 

 I am unable to speak of its comparative frequency on the mainland, 

 where it is not rare, at least along the coast. 



denticulata. Very rare ? Abundant on the steep banks 



above Sandown Bay, near the Culver Cliff', a little below the summit 

 or crest of the bank, for many yards. Perhaps not uncommon, but 

 overlooked for its congenerous species. 



Melilotus officinalis. Very abundant in woods and on banks in 

 various and distant parts of the Isle of Wight, but not very universal. 

 It covers the banks of slipped clay about Sea View and the Priory, in 

 many places along the shore. I have observed bees attracted to the 

 mellifluous flowers of this plant in great numbers. My reasons for 

 believing the yellow melilot to be biennial and not annual will be 

 found in the ' Phytologist,' vol. ii. p. 330. 



f vulgaris. Occasionally and sporadically in cultivated 



fields, chiefly amongst clover or lucerne, with which there is little 

 doubt it has been introduced, nor have I seen it apparently wild in 

 any part of the county. 



Trifolium medium. Singularly rare, if it has not been overlooked 

 by myself and others, as 1 suspect, for the universal T. pratense. 

 Near the shore by the limekiln, a little to the westward of Cowes, Isle 

 of Wight, Miss G. E. Kilderbee !! In Firestone Copse, at the point 

 of junction of the roads to Ninham and Haven Street, in great plenty 

 and very fine, Dr. T. Bell Salter. Near Netley Abbey, Mr. W. L. 

 Notcutt. The scarlet trefoil, or as it is here called, Trifolium (T. in- 



