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between Carisbrook and Yarmouth, August, 1844 ; Id. The plant 

 has since been lost sight of by me, and neglected, but renewed in- 

 quiry and examination will doubtless detect it on the mainland of the 

 county, and in other places on this island. 



Rumex crispus. Common everywhere in similar places with the 

 foregoing species of the genns. 



Hydrolapathum. In wet meadows and pastures, in, and on 



the banks of rivers, ditches and ponds. In several parts of the Isle of 

 Wight, but very local, from the paucity of congenial situations for its 

 growth. In meadows along the valley of the East Yar, towards Al- 

 verston, &c, in plenty, and by the same stream at Yarbridge. Marsh 

 at Easton, Freshwater Gate. Very common, if I remember rightly, in 

 the damp valley of the Medina about Rookley, Cridmore, and else- 

 where to the south of Newport, but I find no special entry made of 

 these stations for a plant so generally frequent in England as this. 

 Abundant in many parts of mainland Hants, and I believe universally 

 distributed over the county. At Bishopstoke. Water meadows about 

 Winton, at Kingsworthy, &c. Titchfield river ; Mr. W. L. Notcutt. 



Acetosa. In meadows and pastures, especially where the 



soil is rather poor and moist ; abundantly. 



Acetosella. Everywhere plentiful in fields, meadows, pas- 

 tures, waste places, heaths, and on hedge-banks, particularly abun- 

 dant on dry, light sandy soils. 



Polygonum Bistorta. In damp meadows and pastures ; rare ?* 

 Not yet found in the Isle of Wight in a state or in situations that 

 could entitle it with propriety to form an item in the floral census of 

 the county. Naturalized as a weed in the kitchen-garden at West- 

 ridge, near Ryde. Wet meadow near the pond at Old Park, Under- 

 cliff; abundantly, June, 1838; Mr. Albert Hambrough !!! Nearly 



* It must nave been remarked that throughout these Notes the rarity of plants is 

 for the most part indicated interrogatively, seldom positively, or without a sign of 

 doubt. As regards the Isle of Wight, I can with confidence give the absolute or rela- 

 tive infrequency of the species composing its flora from many years of observation over 

 its limited surface, but with respect to the far more extensive area of the county at 

 large, of which the Isle of Wight forms hardly more than a fifth part, if even so much, 

 my personal acquaintance with the vegetation of mainland Hants is yet too confined 

 and imperfect to enable me to pronounce any species to be certainly rare because it 

 has seldom presented itself to view during excursions, most of which have been made 

 within these last two years, and embrace a very small field of observation compared 

 with that remaining for scrutiny. The experience of the past two summers has 

 greatly reduced the amount of species which till lately I had supposed quite rare, or 

 at all events very local. 



