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of the more rare, and the spots where they 

 are to be found, may be neither unaccept- 

 able nor unentertaining : 



Hdkborus fatidus, stinking hellebore, 

 bear's foot, or setterwort, all over the 

 High -wood and Coney -croft- hanger : this con- 

 tinues a great branching plant the Winter 

 through, blossoming about January, and is 

 very ornamental in shady walks and shrub- 

 beries. The good women give the leaves 

 powdered to children troubled with worms ; 

 but it is a violent remedy, and ought to be 

 administered with caution. 



Helleborus viridis, green hellebore, in 

 the deep stony lane on the left hand just 

 before the turning to Norton farm, and at 

 the top of Middle Dorton under the hedge : 

 this plant dies down to the ground early 

 in Autumn, and springs again about Feb- 

 ruary, flowering almost as soon as it ap- 

 pears above ground. 



Vaccmium oxycoccm, creeping bilberries, 

 or cranberries, in the bogs of Bins-pond; 



Vaccmium myrtillus, whortle, or bilber- 



