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stances stalks not half an inch long were supporting pods of nearly 

 an inch in length. Was surprised to see, in Plympton St. Mary 

 Churchyard, Angelica sylvestris in flower. The plants were very 

 stunted— not more than from 12 to 18 inches high. Their precocity 

 was attributable, I presume, to the moist, low, warm, and sheltered 

 locale in which they grew. The willows on the borders of the various 

 streamlets I passed were unsheathing their blossoms. Wherever I 

 cast my eyes, Arum maculatum was parading its elegant glossy foli- 

 age. Lamium purpureum in flower. Also, on the old walls of the 

 village, Cochlearia danica, Veronica hederifolia, and Linaria Cym- 

 balaria. 



March 4. Fine warm day. Primroses freely in flower in sheltered 

 woodland nooks adjoining Mount Edgcumbe. Also in flower, daisies, 

 Ranunculus Ficaria (still sparingly), Veronica Buxbaumii, and Fra- 

 garia vesca. 



March 6. Crepis vivens in flower. Also, on the banks of an 

 osier-bed, Petasites vulgaris, accompanied by splendid examples of 

 Ranunculus Ficaria and Caltha palustris. Geranium robertianum. 

 Tussilago Farfara (solitary specimen). Glechoma hederacea rather 

 copiously scattered on the hedge of a footpath near Plympton. Chry- 

 sosplenium oppositifolium in flower, in a shady, damp spot. 



March 19. Dark and rather cold. Found the following in 

 flower : — Stellaria holostea, S. media, Viola odorata, Adoxa moscha- 

 tellina, Oxalis acetosella, Lamium album, Anchusa sempervirens, Ve- 

 ronica Chamaedrys (one plant), and Luzula Forsteri. 



March 25. Took a walk this morning through a luxuriant unfre- 

 quented lane, in the parish of Plymstock, about three miles from 

 Plymouth, in which Viola canina was abundant and very large. 

 Primroses rather scanty. Saw leaves of Aquilegia vulgaris, which I 

 should consider undoubtedly wild in this locality, as it is at consider- 

 able distance from both houses and gardens. Fragaria vesca frequent. 



April 5. Took a botanical stroll in the afternoon. Fine mild 

 weather. Went first to Weston Mills, by way of Milehouse, passing 

 Swilley. Gathered nothing particular on my way. Hedges in low 

 ground thick with Stellaria holostea, Viola canina, and primroses. 

 Vinca minor still in flower. Met with occasional plants of Veronica 

 Chamaedrys in flower. On the old bridge near the mill, Draba verna 

 in flower and fruit ; Saxifraga tridactylites in flower. On the top of 

 a high wall enclosing a farm-house, Viola odorata (white variety), 

 flowers fading. Strange habitat this ! On the sides of the wall, 

 miniature plants of Cochlearia danica, about an inch in height ; leaves 



