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Battersea, and it was never again seen there. Neither of these 

 have appeared in any list of British plants. On the Continent 

 they both approach in our direction as far as Paris and Belgium, 

 but it will be long ere they attract notice as spontaneous British 

 productions. 



The Umbelliferce have been numerous at AVandsworth, and, as 

 usual, only a few have been determined. The species observed 

 and hitherto unrecorded as of British growth, are only Ammi 

 majus, Bupleurum protractum, both abundant, and Anethum 

 graveolens. The first-named plant appears well established, and 

 may probably at some future period rank among our naturalized 

 species. Archangelica officinalis was observed both at Wands- 

 worth and Battersea. This plant is generally recorded as an 

 escape from cultivation ; but it is not improbable that it may 

 have been introduced from its native localities into the garden. 

 It is common on the heights of Scandinavia and Lapland, 

 and the inhabitants of these countries transplant it into their 

 gardens, where it grows more luxuriantly than in its native lo- 

 calities, but with diminished flavour. The Coriander, the Ca- 

 raway and Fennel, have long been known as of spontaneous 

 British growth. They are all cultivated more or less. But there 

 is no cultivation of these economical species near Wandsworth or 

 Battersea. 



The Centaureas are the most prominent of the Composites at 

 Wandsworth. The Composite plants muster stronger than those 

 of any other Order, the Cruciferce and LeguminifercB excepted. 

 Pinardia coronaria {Chrysanthemum cor.) is well established 

 along with Chrysanthemum segetum, its near ally. Erigeron ca- 

 nadensis has long been known as a weed about Chelsea, Batter- 

 sea, etc., where it is as common as Groundsel. Rhagadiolus stel- 

 latus ?, or whatever else it may be, has been seen there (Wands- 

 worth) on the gravelly part of the ground, Anthemis tinctoria, 

 and infinite numbers and forms of A. arvensis, cover large spaces. 



Asperula arvensis was plentiful at Wandsworth for a few years, 

 but it has now disappeared. This plant has been reported from 

 other localities, but not very circumstantially. Another reputed 

 British species, Bupleurum aristatum, was collected quite 18 

 inches high, and another example, presumed to be the same, 

 barely 2 inches long. Several other Bupleura were seen, one 

 somevi'hat like B. angulosum.. 



