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1878. New to Dorset. " It is just the St. Vincent's 

 Rocks plant ;" T. B. Flower, in litt. Appears in 

 Flo. Dor. Ed. 2, 115 and 17 Journ. Bot. p. 342, as 8. 

 Foster ianum Sm., in error. 

 Sempervivum tectorum, L. Common Houseleek. Alien. 



II. Rare. On house-roof in the Grove ; F. 

 Epilobium hirsutum, L. and E. parviflorum, Schreb. II. Not 



com. 



E. montanum, L. Broad-leaved Willow-herb. Native. II. 

 Singularly rare. Noted by Revd. H. E. Fox in Flo. 

 Dor. Ed. 2, 120. Garden, Grove ; F. 



Obs. E. tetragonum, Curt. Rare or absent. E. 



obscurum, Schreb., absent. 



Circaea lutetiana, L. Enchanter's Nightshade. Native. II. 

 Rare and local. Caves East Weare and Churchyard at 

 Churchope, 1880 ; Gone. Garden at Grove, 1911 ; 

 F. 



Hydrocotyle vulgaris, L. Pennywort. Native. II. Very 

 rare. Culverwell, 1880. " Near the Ldghthouse," (mean- 

 ing, doubtless, Culverwell) ; Revd. H. J. Riddelsdell in 

 Journ. Bot. 1908, p. 386. 



Eryngium maritimum, L. Sea Holly. Native. I. Freq. 

 Sandy wastes between Smallmouth and Chesil. 



Obs. Formerly much more frequent ; is now being 

 destroyed by excursionists. More care is taken in 

 Prussia. There the plant is guarded on the sea- 

 shores by police orders. (" The Care of Natural 

 Monuments," by Prof. Conwentz, p. 128, cited in 

 Flora of Bristol p. 330. 



Sanicula europaea, L. Sanicle. Native. II. Very rare. 

 Thicket East Weare above Folly Pier, numerous plants, 

 1909 and 1911 ; F. ! 

 Conium maculatum, L. Hemlock. Native. II. Generally 



distributed on Top Hill. 



Smyrnium Olusatrum, L. Alexanders. II. Freq., local. 

 Borders of fields about Weston ; Churchope Cove ; F. 

 Southwell, abundant. 



