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grow in splendid profusion at the top of the hedge-banks. Saponaria 

 officinalis still grows here in plenty, but has double flowers. Turn- 

 ing from the walks towards the salt river, Samolus Valerandi makes 

 its appearance in the ditches, while by their sides gi'ows Thalictrum 

 flavum in abundance. A little further on is Lepidium latifolium in 

 profusion by the side of the " Shoulder-of-mutton pond." Returning 

 to Stoke bridge, I looked along the new embankment formed by the 

 side of the wet dock, thinking that perhaps among the newly-exposed 

 gravel, something of interest might have sprung up, and was much 

 pleased in gathering Lepidium ruderale, a plant I had never met with 

 before within twelve miles of Ipswich. 



On the 17th a stroll to the race-ground and the decoy-ponds af- 

 forded me Arenaria rubra, Anthemis arvensis, Aira caryophyllea, Ca- 

 rex ovalis, Juncus squarrosus, Ornithopus perpusillus and Festuca 

 myurus ; had time permitted, I have no doubt that many more inte- 

 resting plants would have rewarded my researches. 



On the 19th I left Ipswich for Felixtow, a small village on the Suf- 

 folk coast, which presents many interesting features to the botanist. 

 It is about twelve miles from Ipswich, and the neighbourhood will 

 amply repay an industrious search, I sj^ent part of two or three days 

 in investigating that part of the coast which lies between Felixtow 

 and Landguard fort, at the entrance of the Orwell, and just opposite 

 Harwich. The first plant which attracts attention is Ammophila are- 

 naria, which abounds on the sandy ground in front of the hotel, and 

 amongst it is Schlerochloa maritima, and fine specimens of Convol- 

 vulus Soldanella in profusion. About a mile from Felixtow, Festuca 

 uniglumis and Carex arenaria appear in the sand; while on the sandy 

 plain at the back of the beach, Phleum arenarium abounds, and asso- 

 ciated with it is Valerianella dentata, var. /3. mixta, though but spar- 

 ingly. Close at hand is a Martello tower, and here we begin to meet 

 with Trifolium suffocatum, Medicago minima, Geranium pusillum, 

 Trifolium scabrum, and the beautiful white-flowered variety of Erodi- 

 um cicutarium. From this place to Landguard fort, the two former 

 plants are so abundant, that many parts of the green sward are com- 

 posed of scarcely anything else ; and should they be desiderata with 

 any of your correspondents, I shall be happy, if my life is spared, to 

 supply any of them with specimens next season, if they will intimate 

 their wishes to me in time. On the right of the town is a salt marsh, 

 nearly covered with Halimus portulacoides, and in front lies Land- 

 guard fort. On the sandy point to the left of the fort we meet with 

 Euphorbia Favali^^s, Glaucium luteum, Adenarium peploidos, Silene 



