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Art. XXVI. — Localities of some of the rarer Plants found in the 

 vicinity of Bristol. By Thos. B. Flower, Esq., F.L.S. 



Few places perhaps present a more fruitful field for botanical re- 

 search than the vicinity of Bristol ; and thinking a notice of some of 

 the more interesting plants may be acceptable, I have drawn up the 

 following list of such as I have had the pleasure of detecting during 

 numerous botanical excursions in that neighbourhood. 



Ranunculus parviflorus. Sparingly in tlie lane leading to Baptist Mills; and on St. 



Vincent's Rocks. 



■ circinatus. Frequent in many places about Bristol and Stapleton. 



Hellehorus viridis. This plant is by. no means frequent in tbe neighbourhood. I have 



found it sparingly in the Roman encampment in Leigh woods. 



fcetidus. Woods near Stoke, and in woods between Braston and Backwell. 



Aquilegia vulgaris. On the Down near Cook's Folly, also in I^eigh woods. 

 Glaucium luteum. Frequent in many i:)laces about Portishead. 



Fumaria cupreolata. Stapleton and Crew's Hole in plenty. 



Barharea prcecox. About Long Asliton, Bourton and Backwell. 



Arabis striata. The numerous stations given for this rare plant have been nearly de- 

 stroyed within the last two or three years j rewards having been offered for it by 

 an individual, in order to render it scarce. 



Cardamine impatiens. Frequent in many places about Stapleton Mills. 



Glyce maritima. On rocks about Clevedon, but by no means common. 



Hutchinsia petrma. St. Vincent's Rocks in plenty, and also at Choram's Chair, near 

 Blaize Castle. 



Hesperis matronalis. Long Ashton, but by no means frequent. 



Lepidium ruderale. St. Vincent's Rocks; and plentiful in many places about Bristol. 



Diplotaxis tenuifolia. About Horfield and St. Philip's, sparingly. 



■ muralis. Frequent about St. Vincent's Rocks, and in many places about 



Bristol. 



Cerastium tetrandrum. Frequent on the Downs. 



Saponaria officinalis. Frequent about Crew's Hole and Hanham. 



Androscemuni officinale. In the woods under Cook's Folly, and Leigh woods, sparingly. 



Hypericum montanum. St. Vincent's Rocks. 



• dubium. St. Vincent's Rocks and Leigh woods. 



pulchrum. On the Downs near Clifton turnpike, in plenty. 



Geranium sanguineum. Plentiful on St. Vincent's Rocks and in Leigh woods. 

 Erodium moschatum. St. Vincent's Rocks ; also about Peupole Point in plenty. 



maritimum. Leigh down, also at Peupole Point. 



Montia fontana. Brandon Hill near Bristol, and also at Stapleton. 

 Sedum Tclcphium. St. Vincent's Rocks. 



dasyphyllum. On walls about Belle Vue, Clifton ; and also at Bedminster. 



album. " About Frenchay," Mr. Rootsey. 



rupeslre. St. Vincent's Rocks, but no doubt introduced originally, 



JJlex nanus. In plenty on the downs. This is the plant observed by some of the merag 



