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Swansea can now boast of a Royal Institution for the cultivation and advancement of 

 Science, at the head of which, as President, is L. W. Dillwyn, Esq. The Institution 

 already possesses a most extensive herbarium presented by Mr. Bicheno ; and I look 

 forward with confidence to the time when a complete list of all the plants found in the 

 neighbourhood, with a specimen of each species, will be deposited in the Institution : 

 This would indeed be most interesting and acceptable to the botanist visiting Swan- 

 sea, and would supply, in the best manner, the present want of a local Flora. 



Ranunculus Flammula. Neath Canal ; Cromlyn Bog ; and Singleton Marsh. 



Lingua. On Cromlyn Bog and Neath Canal, in great abundance; also 



Ken fig Pool. 



' bidhosus. Near the Neath Canal by Dan-y-graig. 



■ parvulus. The plant mentioned under this name in the 'Botanist's Guide' 



as having been found near St. Helen's, is nothing more than a variety of Ran. 

 hirsutus, (Dillwyn). 



hederaceus and aquatilis. Neath Canal. 



sceleratus, repens and acris. 



Trollius europcBus. On the banks of the Dylais above the waterfall at Aberdylais, in 

 moist meadows between Pont Nedd Vechn and Usgoed Eynon gaur, and in the 

 valleys about Ystradgunlais, (Dillwyn). 



Hellehorus fcetidus. Found by Dr. Turton near Park Mill, towards Pennard Castle, 

 and existing at present in great abundance. 



Aquilegia vulgaris. In hedge-rows near Mincian Hole, with both white, blue and 

 pink flowers. 



Nymph<Ea alba. In the greatest abundance on Cromlyn Bog, the water at certain sea- 

 sons of the year being quite studded with its elegant blossoms. 



Papaver dubium. Common. 



Rhceas. Kilvey Hill. 



Meconopsis Cambrica. At the waterfalls about Pont Nedd Vechn, and in the valley 

 above Aberdylais, plentiful, (Dillwyn). 



Glauciuin luteum. Near Port Tennant, Singleton and Gower. 



Fumaria capreolata. Common by roadsides between Ferry and Port Tennant. 



Matthiola sinuata. On the sand-hills between Swansea and the Mumbles, nearly op- 

 posite Singleton ; and also on the sea side of Cromlyn Burrows, but now much 

 less plentiful than formerly. 



Nasturtium officinale. Common. 



sylvestre and terrestre. Banks of the Neath Canal. 



Barbarea vulgaris. Near Park and Pennard Castle ; common at Cadoxton. 



Arabis hirsuta. On the walls of Oystermouth Castle ; about Park Mill ; and near the 

 Ferry. 



Sisymbrium thalianum. Near St. Helen's turnpike. 



Cardamine hirsuta, Kilvey Hill ; and ysLr.fle.ruosa, common. 



Draba aizoides. Found growing in the greatest luxuriance on Pennard Castle, where 

 it was first noticed by the late Mr. Lucas, of Stouthall, who communicated his 

 discovery to Dr. Coite of Ipswich ; and it was the fault of Dr. Coite, as he ad- 

 mitted to me, that the merit of this interesting addition to the British Flora was 

 not given to Mr. Lucas. Mr. Lucas afterwards showed the plant to Dr. Tur- 

 ton, and he sent the specimens to Mr. Sowerby which were figured in the ' Eng. 



