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Devon. Corydalis lutea : under a wall, in one or two places, at 

 Harpford ; doubtless a garden escape. Barbarea praecox ? a soli- 

 tary specimen, gathered on the roadside, by a rivulet, between Harp- 

 ford and Sidmouth. Coronopus didyma : very abundant in the 

 adjoining village of Newton Poppleford, outside the garden walls. 

 It was quite rare at Harpford, though occasionally seen. Lepidium 

 Smithii : on a sandstone rock near Harpford. I only found one spe- 

 cimen ; but, as the rock crumbled down, I think it probable that 

 other plants lay concealed underneath. Hypericum Androsaemum ; 

 not unfrequent in Harpford Wood, and other places. Arenaria 

 marina : on the sea- coast at Sidmouth. Ulex nanus : on the Beacon 

 and Peak Hills, both the highest ground in that neighbourhood. The 

 plants did not reach to the summit, and were sheltered by the banks 

 from the sea breezes. Lathyrus Aphaca still retains its habitat on 

 Sidmouth cliffs, growing, in great luxuriance, amongst Lotus cornicu- 

 latus and Anthyllis Vulneraria. Cotyledon Umbilicus : in every 

 hedgebank and lane at Harpford. Some of the specimens were nine- 

 teen inches in length. Fceniculum vulgare I did not meet with at 

 Sidmouth, but gathered it on the old city walls at Exeter, the same 

 habitat where Bromus madritensis grows. Fedia dentata was not 

 unfrequent on the sandstone about Harpford, Conyza squarrosa: 

 in Harpford Wood, and other places. Anthemis nobilis: plentiful in 

 some spots on the Beacon and Peak Hills. I was unable, from 

 inquiry, to ascertain the height of these hills, but it was generally 

 supposed they might be between eight and nine hundred feet. Lobe- 

 lia urens : last autumn, a specimen was gathered on the Beacon, or 

 ' East Hill,' as it is sometimes called. This is its nearest habitat to 

 Ottery St. Mary ; but, owing to the unfavourable weather, I did not 

 get to it, and it was early for flowers. This was the case with Cus- 

 cuta Epithymum, whose red threads nearly choked Galium saxatile 

 and Ulex nanus. Anchusa sempervirens, with its bright blue flowers, 

 attracted the eye in many places in the lanes about Harpford. It 

 grew plentifully on the roadside near Ottery St. Mary, as well as near 

 Sidmouth. I could not find that this beautiful weed was cultivated 

 in the cottagers' gardens. Lycopus europaeus we found at Sidmouth. 

 Galeobdolon luteum was not uncommon on the hedgebanks, and in 

 Harpford Wood. Iris foetidissima was frequent enough to remind us 

 of Sir William Hooker's objections to it. Arenaria maritima, a., was 

 very fine on Sidmouth cliffs. Kuscus aculeatus grew plentifully in 

 Harpford Wood, though it seemed to select particular spots. The 

 country people called it * knee holly,' from its height. It is generally 



