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Bab. Man. 213. Hook. St. Fl. 242. H.&S.50. Hist. Framl . 

 Hist. Wher. Top. Bot. Sufi . E. and W. Galp. 83. 



Annual weed ; in cultivated fields and waste places. 

 Frequent in all the districts. June to August. 



Earliest record 1773. Sir J. Cullum. 



2. S. asper, Hoffin. Rough Sowthistle. 



Bab. Man. 213. Hook. St. Fl. 242. H. & S. 50. Top. Bot. 

 Buff. E. and W. Galp. 83. 



Annual weed ; in cultivated fields and waste places. 

 Frequent in all the districts. June to August. 



Earliest record 1773. (Included in S. oleraceus.) 



NOTE. Under the original L. oleraceus, Linn, three dis- 

 tinct forms are included. 1. L. oleraceus, as now received, 

 with leaves flat, having sagittate auricles, and the lower 

 part usually narrowed into an apparent petiole. 2, has leaves 

 flat and usually wider than 1, but with rounded auricles. 3, 

 has a stout striate stem, crisp and spinous leaves with 

 rounded auricles. No. 2 is the most common form ; and 

 No. 3, S. asper, is the least common form. On the sea-shore 

 the plants are occasionally much stunted, and branched at 

 the base, with fleshy spear-pointed leaves. 



3. S. arvensis, Linn. Corn Sowthistle. 



Bab. Man. 213,14. Hook. St. Fl. 242. H. & S. 50. Hist. Yarm. 

 Hist. Wher. Top. Bot. Suff. E. and W. Galp. 83. 



Herbaceous perennial ; in cultivated fields, waste places 

 and fens. August, September. 



Frequent in all the districts. 



S. glabra, Lond. Cat. 

 5. Landguard Fort 1 1 . 



Earliest record 1775. Sir J. Cullum. 



4. S. palustlls, Linn. Marsh Sowthistle. 



Bab. Man. 214. Hook. St. Fl. 242. H. & S. 50. Hist. Yarm. 

 Top. Bot. Buff. E. 



Herbaceous perennial ; in marshes ; rare. July, Aug. 



3. Lothingland, J. Sherardin Dill. Ray. : near Burgh 

 Castle ||, Hb. Blk. : river-side at Becclesand Worlingham, 

 Crabbe : between Bungay and Shipmeadow, Holmes : Oul- 

 ton, Hb. Sk. : Belton, Phyt. 1862 : near Mutford Bridge, 

 Sk. ms. 



