1862.] . JOHN BLACKSTONE. 149 



1. Are there any local memorials extant^ or any traditionary 

 knowledge^ Avliich might throw light ou Mr. Blaekstone's connec- 

 tion with Harefield ? Did he ever reside here ? Or was he born 

 here ? Or had he any intimate friend or relation in this parish, 

 whom he visited, and where he enjoyed a relaxation from the 

 labours and cares of business ? 



2. How many of the following plants are still found at Hare- 

 field, or in its vicinity ? 



3. What new plants are now observed here ? 



Adoxa moschatelUna. Old Park Wood, and many other places, abundantly. 



Agrostis Spica-venti. Cornfields. 



Alisnia minima. By the sides of the Warren -Pond, near Breakspears, 



plentifully. 

 AUsma minima ranunciiloides. On the banks of the Upper Pond, near 



->f 'Mr. Ashby's brick-kiln, plentifully. vioiiid lui — ,ji. 



Aqnilegia vulgaris. In woods a^iid bAishy plae^^abfeiAt' 'Harefitld, but 



not common. •t-foaotq ^sibir -offinTRal k 



AtTQpa Bdludonna. In a shady gravel-pit near the Old Park, and in the 



,^ gardens at Moore Park, plentifully. 

 Biip^f^/yfmperfoliatum.^., J ohstvved it this year (1735) in a field of corn 



near Harefield Mill, but not plentifully. 

 Biiloniiis umhellatm. In brooks and ditches, frequent, 

 CalaminUia Nepeta. Eoadside, from Harefield to Chalfont St. Peter's. 

 Calaviintha vulgaris. Harefield Street, going to the river, but not very 



plentiluUy. ^ .'"...„,. !,., 



Campanula (jloineraiai Chalk-jnt. D'uTc'e of Portland's, Gerard s Cross. ' 

 Campanula Trachelivm. Old Park Wood. 

 Carex pulicaris. ■ Ma'CiiMCi Moor, riy^^i^o- , iAunkt sx U Jisuv* 



Chcnopodium olidum. AVaste places, not freqfteiiti'*' 08'WOO 10 6i . . 



Clematis Vitalba. Hedges, everywhere. abooY/" ynJ3m lliig Qi& STOrlT 

 Dianthns Armaria, lloadside, between Harefield and Chalfont Sf. Peter's. 

 Dip^a,CM^. pilosus. About Moore Hall ; also in a little wood near Sir 



;.,,^ep;>^e[|G9oke's House, at Harefield, plentifully. 

 Epilobinm angitstifoUitvi. By the side of a wood, midway between Bea- 



consfield and Uxbridge. 

 Equisetimi sglvaticum. In woods, not rare. 

 Euphorbia platypliyllos. . .Cprnfields,. between Harefield. Con^moii and 



Battleswell. . . , , ^ ,-..._[ 



Fritillaria Meleagi'is. ln"Maud{i'elds,' 'near "Riiislip Goiumon, observed 



above forty years by Mr. Ashby, at Breakspears.* 



* Tlie country people* call "them " Snake' s-heads." This is the first recorded 

 British locality for the above interesliug and uncommon plant. 



