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The soil here consists almost exclusively of a ferruginous sand, with 

 a few beds of an argillaceous character towards Atherfield, &c. 



The principal features of this division are the heaths covered with a 

 close growth of the scarce Agrostis setacea : deep cut lanes bordered 

 with abundance of ferns, and especially the prevalence of bog and water 

 plants ; the valleys of the East Yar and Medina being the head- 

 quarters of our aquatic vegetation, which after all is but meagrely 

 represented. 



List of the principal Heath Plants. 



Aquilegia vulgaris, 

 Corydalis claviculata. 

 Viola canina. 

 lactea. 



Polygala depressa. 

 vulgaris. 

 Sagina subulata. 



nodosa. 



Moenchia erecta. 

 Stellaria graminea. 

 Linum catharticum. 

 Radiola millegrana. 

 Hypericum humifusum, 



pulchrum. 

 Ulex nanus. 



europseus. 



Sarothamnus scoparius. 

 Orobus tuberosus. 

 Potentilla procumbens. 

 Rubus suberectus. 



plicatus. 



Rosa spinosissima. 

 Galium saxatile. 

 Achillea Ptarmica. 

 Anthemis nobilis. 

 Solidago Virgaurea. 

 Senecio sylvaticus. 

 Filago minima. 

 Hieracium Pilosella. 



tridentatum. 



umbellatum. 

 Jasione montana. 

 Erica cinerea. 



Er. Tetralix. 

 Calluna vulgaris. 

 Vaccinium Myrtillus. 

 Cuscuta Epithymum. 

 Veronica officinalis. 

 Digitalis purpurea. 

 Pedicularis sylvatica. 

 Orobanche Rapum. 

 Betonica officinalis. 

 Teucrium Scorodonia. 

 Centunculus minimus. 

 Plantago Coronopus. 

 Rumex Acetosella. 

 Salix fusca. 

 Habenaria bifolia. 

 Juncus squarrosus. 

 Luzula multiflora. 

 Carex pulicaris. 



ovalis. 



flava. 



CEderi. 



fulva. 



binervis. 



pilulifera. 

 Nardus stricta. 

 Agrostis canina. 

 setacea. 

 Aira flexuosa. 

 praecox. 



Molinia cserulea. 

 Triodia decumbens. 

 Festuca ovina. 

 Pteris aquilina. 



The chief localities are Royal Heath at Sandown, Pan and Lake 

 Commons, Ninham Heath near Shanklin, the neighbourhood of Godshill, 

 Kingstone, and Brighstone. 



