504 A lexander Goodman More Scientific Papers. 



The principal woods are situated on the north side of the downs, and 

 the following are some of their most conspicuous plants : 



Anemone nemorosa. 

 Ranunculus auricomus. 

 Stellaria Holostea. 

 Arenaria trinervis. 

 Androsaemum officinale. 

 Acer campestre. 

 Oxalis Acetosella. 

 Euonymus europaeus. 

 Vicia Cracca. 



sepium. 



hirsuta. 



Prunus Cerasus. 

 Geum urbanum. 

 Potentilla Fragariastrum. 

 Fragaria vesca. 

 Rosa tomentosa, &c. 

 Rubus (several). 

 Pyrus torminalis. 



Malus. 



Circaea lutetiana. 

 Ribes rubrum. 

 Sanicula europaea. 

 Angelica sylvestris. 

 Hedera Helix. 

 Adoxa moschatellina. 

 Viburnum Opulus. 

 Asperula cynanchica. 

 Cornus sanguinea. 

 Serratula tinctoria. 

 Lactuca muralis. 

 Ilex Aquifolium. 

 Ligustrum vulgare 

 Vinca minor. 

 Pulmonaria angustifolia. 

 Melampyrum pratense. 

 Veronica montana. 

 Stachys sylvatica. 

 Ajuga reptans. 

 Lysimachia nemorum. 



Daphne Laureola. 

 Euphorbia amygdaloides. 

 Mercurialis perennis. 

 Humulus Lupulus. 

 Ulmus montana. 

 Salix (several). 

 Populus tremula. 

 Betula. 

 Corylus. 

 Quercus. 

 Orchis mascula. 

 Habenaria chlorantha* 

 Orchis maculata. 

 Listera ovata. 

 Neottia Nidus-avis. 

 Epipactis latifolia. 

 Iris fcetidissima. 

 Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus*. 

 Agraphis nutans. 

 Allium ursinum. 

 Arum maculatum. 

 Tamus communis. 

 Ruscus aculeatus. 

 Luzula pilosa. 

 Borreri. 

 Forsteri. 

 Carex axillaris. 



remota. 



sylvatica. 



strigosa. 



pendula. 



Pseudo-Cyperus. 

 Milium effusum. 

 Calamagrostis Epigejos. 

 Melica uniflora. 

 Bromus giganteus. 



asper. 

 Brachypodium sylvaticum. 



Of these the most interesting and characteristic species is the- 

 Lungwort (Pulmonaria angustifolia), which inhabits almost all the 

 copses lying north of the downs in East Medina, and reaches a short 

 way into the West Medina between Newport and Cowes. This hand- 

 some plant is in full beauty in the month of April, and it is remarkable 

 how closely it seems to cling to a clay soil : only one station has yet 



