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* Silurian ' country westward of the hills. Cowleigh Park, at the 

 northern end of the chain, and including in its wild boundary several 

 syenitic spurs, well deserves examination. Here grow Rosa tomen- 

 tosa, R,. villosa, Rubus Bellardi, R. pallidas, fuscus, and Schlecten- 

 dalii, R. echinatus, Lepidium Smithii, and a variegated-leaved variety 

 of Quercus sessiliflora. Beyond Cowleigh Park the dense covert of 

 Rough Hill Wood offers itself to tempt the onward foot of the ex- 

 plorer ; and in the moist meadows between that eminence and Leigh 

 Sinton, Hypericum Androsaemum, Gymnadenia conopsea, and Habe- 

 naria viridis, may be gathered. The Old Storrage Hill lies in this 

 direction, and the brook that enters its secluded recesses presents 

 many scenes of wood and water delightful both to the contemplative 

 and botanical eye. 



" The rocks of the hills themselves have some plants that mostly 

 flourish only there, such as Galium saxatile, Plantago Coronopus, 

 Hyoscyamus niger (Hereford Beacon), Helosciadium repens, Arenaria 

 rubra. Cotyledon Umbilicus, Sedum album (North Hill), S. Telephium, 

 Spergula nodosa, Potentilla argentea and verna, Orobanche major, 

 Corydalis claviculata, Erodium maritimum (North Hill), Gnaphaliuin 

 sylvaticum (End Hill), and of course most of the Fei-ns. The Holly- 

 bush Hill, with the ravine called ' The Gullet,' between it and the 

 Warren Hill, should, if possible, be examined ; and in the bogs, 

 which occur at the western bases of the hills, will be found the beau- 

 tiful Eriophora, Pinguicula vulgaris, Anagallis tenella, the fly-ensnaring 

 sundew, and a plentiful supply of Carices. 



" The natural crest of the Ridgeway in Eastnor Park, splendidly 

 wooded as it is on either side, with the grand Camp Hill towering 

 above, is invested with interest to both geologist and botanist. 

 Gloomy yews, of indigenous growth, in some places shadow the road; 

 in others, the glaucous-green juniper adorns the scene ; the Poly gala 

 shows its varying flowers of blue, pink, or white ; and Chlora perfo- 

 liata, Habenaria chlorantha, Bromus erectus, and Avena pubescens, 

 flourish on the rocky soil most luxuriantly. 



" Many delightful rambles may be made in the woods on the west- 

 ern side of the hills, or about the limestone quanies ; the ' Croft,' in 

 particular, towards Mathon, is a good locality. Most of the following 

 plants may be gathered in this vicinity, being confined to the calca- 

 reous strata. Viola hirta, Gentiana Amarella, Pimpinella magna 

 (Cradley and Suckley), Chlora perfoliata, Chrysosplenium alternifo- 

 lium, Aquilegia vulgaris, Linaria minor, Anthyllis Vulneraria, Vicia 

 sylvatica, Cnicus eriophorus. Orchis pyramidalis, Habenaria chloran- 



