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upper surface), Hotionia palustris and Nuphar lutea again. In re- 

 turning to Ipswich but little worthy of note offered. The sides of the 

 ditches were richly bedecked with the common, though not on that 

 account the less beautiful, Myosotis palustris, while Anthriscus vul- 

 garis and Silybum Marianum were plentiful by road-sides. On a 

 wall in the London road was formerly a habitat (I believe the only 

 one in the neighbourhood) for Geranium lucidum ; but though anx- 

 iously looked for, not a single specimen was this year to be found. 



On the 15th the beautiful morning tempted me to direct my steps 

 to Freston tower, a picturesque spot about four miles down the Orwell. 

 At Bowen-bridge, two miles from Ipswich, Beta maritima and Statice 

 Limonium were growing sparingly. A little on the hedge-banks be- 

 yond the Ostrich, the rare Turritis glabra was growing in moderate 

 quantity : this is, I believe, its only locality near Ipswich. On the 

 opposite side of the road was plenty of Festuca bromoides, while at a 

 little distance, the salt marsh at the side of the river was carpeted with 

 a rich display of the beautiful blossoms of Armeria maritima. On as- 

 cending the hill leading to the tower, a fine specimen or two of Po- 

 tentilla [argentea ?] presented themselves, while in the neighbouring 

 corn-fields the beautiful though evanescent blossoms of Erodium 

 cicutarium, which was growing in great luxuriance and abundance, 

 could not fail to strike the eye : I had also the pleasure of gathering 

 on this spot some good specimens of Thlaspi arvense. I remember 

 hearing an experienced botanist remark, with regard to this plant, 

 that he had never found it for two successive years in the same place; 

 even when he had met with it in some abundance, it was probably not 

 to be seen in the same place again for some time afterwards. I have 

 had but two opportunities of watching the plant, and so far as my ob- 

 servation goes, the above remark holds good. If it is correct, it is a 

 curious fact ; what is the cause of it ? In a meadow below the tower 

 I have formerly gathered Orchis Morio in plenty; and in Freston 

 wood, Lysimachia nemorum and the two Chrysosplenia used to be 

 found, but I was too late for them this year. 



" Portman's walks " and its neighbourhood, close to Ipswich, af- 

 ford several interesting plants. In the ditches were fine specimens 

 of Butomus umbellalus, which is a rare plant about Ipswich, though 

 it grows in several spots. In the farther part of the walks Thlaspi 

 arvense used to grow, and here I have formerly gathered the finest 

 specimens I ever saw ; this year not a vestige of it was to be seen. 

 The same may be said of Leonurus Cardiaca and Delphinium Conso- 

 lida, the latter of which, I recollect, ten or eleven years ago, used to 



