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characteristic of the maritime, southern, and occidental flora of Britain. 



Gentiana Amarella. On dry hilly and chalky pastures and banks, 

 in various parts of the Isle of Wight and county, but not very com- 

 mon. Plentiful in certain years all around Carisbrook Castle, on the 

 hill and in the moat; (profusely on the north-east side of the castle, 

 on the turf above the carriage-road, September 14, 1848). In White 

 Pit, by Newport, abundantly, and at Binstead, ] 839. About Bon- 

 church, Swainston, Rowledge, Westover, Yarmouth, Freshwater, and 

 on the high downs in most parts of the island, here and there. 

 Equally common, I believe, on the mainland of Hants. Plentiful 

 along the crest or ridge of Portsdown Hill, by the road-side east of 

 the Nelson monument, October, 1848. Maindell chalk-pit; Mr. W. 

 L. Notcutt!!! A variety of this species having the calyx segments 

 very unequal, two of them considerably larger and longer than the 

 three others, but neither ovate nor concealing the latter as in G. 

 campestris, I found, May 31, 1841, on the dry chalk down above San- 

 down Bay. Some of the lower flowers had the calyx 4-cleft, — in 

 these the difference of size in each alternate segment was very con- 

 spicuous, the smaller, shorter and inner being linear, the outer and 

 larger ovate-lanceolate. 



? Gentiana campestris. On dry, elevated, gravelly or chalky pas- 

 tures, and limestone hills. Never seen or met with by me in or from 

 the subjoined stations, although a plant extremely likely to grow in 

 this county and island. I fear the last species has been mistaken for 

 it (possibly the variety just described), on some at least of the alleged 

 localities ; yet from the great probability of its occurrence, and the 

 respectable authority of the reports, I am unwilling to exclude the 

 field Gentian from our indigenous list merely because no examples 

 have been seen by myself. I shall be glad to have these doubts re- 

 moved by receiving specimens from some obliging correspondent. 

 Heathy pasture between Colwell and Weston (Freshwater parish), 

 plentiful; Mr. W. D. Snooke: I have searched for it there in vain. 

 My valued and scientific friend Dr. Martin, in his recently-published 

 excellent work on the natural history, &c. of the Undercliff, gives 

 " Downs above Steephill " as producing this species, which as yet I 

 can neither corroborate nor disprove. One or more stations have 

 been given me for the mainland, but as being on dubious authority, I 

 forbear to quote them here. 



Pneumonanthe. On moist turfy or boggy heaths, but 



rare ; not yet found in the Isle of Wight, and apparently confined to 

 the south-west or New Forest district of the county, near the borders 



