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Contents of 1 Hooker 's Journal of Botany? No. 16, April, 1850. 



Gramineae Herbarii Lindleyani ; auctore Nees ab Esenbeck. [List 

 of a few species contained in Dr. Lindley's Herbarium.] 



Decades of Fungi. By the Rev. M. J. Berkeley. Continued. 



Extracts from Dr. J. D. Hooker's Letters. Continued. 



Botanical Information : Notices concerning J. C. D. von Schreber. 

 Translated by Dr. Willich. 



Notices of Books : Drawings of South-African Plants, by a Lady. 



On the Occurrence of Asarum europium in Wiltshire. 

 By T. B. Flower, Esq., F.L.S. 



For several years past the Asarum europaeum has been observed 

 growing at Redlynch, near Salisbury, and having been desirous of 

 ascertaining in what manner its introduction could be accounted for, 

 or whether it might be considered truly indigenous in its present lo- 

 cality, I applied to my friend Mr. James Hussey, who has paid some 

 attention to the botany of the neighbourhood, for information on the 

 subject, when that gentleman most kindly procured for me the follow- 

 ing particulars from its original observer, Mr. Popham, who formerly 

 lived at Clai'endon, but is now residing at Bagborough, near Taunton. 



" It is now, I fear, nearly thirty years ago, when on my way from 

 Clarendon, to call at Newhouse, in passing up the lane that leads 

 from Strandlynch Down to the large chalk-pit at Redlynch, I observed 

 a considerable quantity of a plant growing in the left hand hedge ad- 

 joining the lane. As 1 had never seen it before I gathered some of 

 it, and on turning to a botanical book, I found it was the Asarabacca. 

 I afterwards, to the best of my recollection, pointed it out to Matcham, 

 and I think I have heard him say he mentioned it to Dr. Maton. 

 There was a large mass of it, growing in one place only ; there was 

 no house near, and the plant had every appearance of growing there 

 naturally. I never recollect seeing it growing wild anywhere else." 



From the above statements it will be seen that the Asarabacca has 

 now been established in the county for many years, and Mr. Hussey 

 informs me that there is nothing in the locality to make its designed 

 introduction there likely, except its being one of the medicinal plants. 

 It is just possible that by some chance or other it may formerly have 

 struck root there and established itself. 



