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EuphorbiacecB. 



1. Euphorbia helioscopis. Sun Spurge. Not common. 



2. E. peplus. Petty Spurge. Common on Whitedown. 



3. E. amygdaloides. Woody Spurge. Not common. 

 1. Mercurialis perennis. Perennial Herb Mercury. 



Abundant. 



Urticaceee. 



1. Urtica dioica. Stinging Nettle. Abundant. 



1. Humulus lupulus. Rare. Grows in a hedge near 



Gog and Magog ; also in Long Mead. 

 1. Ulrnus suberosa. Common Elm. Common. 



Amentiferee. 



1. Quercus pedunculata. Common oak. Abundant. 



This parish is celebrated for oak timber, which 

 grows faster and produces better bark than 

 anywhere else in Dorsetshire. Two large trees 

 near the Somersetshire Gate, named respectively 

 Gog and Magog, are still standing as memorials 

 of the forest. 



2. Q. sessiliflora. Sessile-fruited Oak. Abundant. 

 1. Fagus sylvatica. Beech. Common. 



1. Corylus avellana. Nut or Hazel. Abundant. 

 1. Alnus glutiosa. Common Alder. Abundant. 

 There is a very large tree in Pondclose. 



1. Populus alba. White Poplar. Abundant. 



2. P. tremula. Aspen. Common. 



1, Salix fragilis. Crack Willow. Common. 



