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Utricularia vulgaris. In clear ditches, drains and pools, also in 

 peat holes, but very rare in the Isle of Wight, and apparently equally 

 so in mainland Hants. Ditches in the marsh at Easton (Freshwater 

 Gate) plentifully ; Mr. W. D. Snooke in Fl. Vect. !!! I find it there 

 in several of the drains or ditches abundantly, but have never suc- 

 ceeded in obtaining it in flower, nor have I any other county station 

 to record at present for a species which can hardly be supposed ab- 

 sent from or even very rare on the mainland division of it. 



minor. In similar places with the last, and as regards 



the Isle of Wight equally uncommon. Abundantly in a ditch in the 

 meadows immediately below Mr. Jacob's farm at Langbridge, by 

 Newchurch, but flowering very sparingly, July 5th, 1842. Profusely 

 in the same place in September last, forming dense masses, but not 

 appearing to have blossomed at all this season. It would seem to be 

 more frequent, like all our other aquatics, on the mainland part of the 

 county. Near Heron Court (by Christchurch) ; Hon. C. A. Harris 

 in Curtis's Brit. Entom. vol. viii. tab. 343. Forest of Bere ; Rev. 

 Messrs. Gamier and Poulter in Hamps. Repos. Titchfield Common ; 

 Mr. W. L. Notcutt ! U. intermedia, by far the rarest of our three 

 British species, occurs in peat holes in Dorsetshire (Purbeck, I think), 

 and will probably be found in the adjoining parts of Hants on Poole 

 Heath, or on the extensive moorlands of the New Forest district, 

 about Ringwood, Christchurch, &c, as well as on the eastern forests 

 of Bere, Wolmer and Alice Holt. 



Primula vulgaris. In woods, thickets and groves, on banks, under 

 hedges and about the borders of fields, also in open meadows and 

 pastures ; in profuse abundance in all parts of the Isle of Wight and 

 mainland Hants. Var. a. Flowers pure white, with a yellow eye. 

 Occasionally about Ryde. I have gathered it in Whitefield Wood, 

 and various other places in this neighbourhood, I think also, in Quarr 

 Copse. In Symington Copse, between Somerford and Medham 

 farms, near Cowes, in one spot abundantly. Near Landguard farm, 

 by Shanklin ; the Miss Herons !! Very fine and plentiful in a copse 

 near the Medina, by New Fairlee ; Mr. G. Kirkpatrick. Var. /3. 

 Flowers bright purplish red ; rare. Wood between Steephill and St. 

 Lawrence ; Mr. Albert Hambrough !!! where this beautiful variety is 

 truly wild, and growing in a clump of considerable size. In a field 

 by Morton House ; Dr. Salter (wild ?). I found it some years back 

 abundant on banks in the grounds at Montpellier House, Ventnor, 

 but probably disseminated from roots originally planted, the variety 

 being frequent in gardens. Var. £ caulescens. Scape umbellate, 



