226 NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE. 



Drosera /0ugifotia,\ong-\ea.ved sundew, in the bogs of Bin's-pond. 



Comarum palustre, purple comarum, or marsh cinquefoil, in 

 the bog's of Bin's-pond. 



Hypericum androscemum, Tutsan, St. John's Wort, in the stony, 

 hollow lanes. 



Vinca minor, less periwinkle, in Selborne-Hanger and Shrub- 

 wood. 



Monotropa hypopithys, yellow monotropa, or birds' nest, in 

 Selborne-hanger under the shady beeches, to whose roots it 

 seems to be parasitical, at the north-west end of the hanger. 



Chlora perfoliata, Blackstonia perfoliata, Hudsoni, perfoliated 

 yellow-wort, on the banks in the King's-field. 



Paris quadrifolia, herb of Paris, true-love, or one-berry, in the 

 Church-litten-coppice. 



Chrysosplenium oppositifoliuin y opposite golden saxifrage, in the 

 dark and rocky hollow lanes. 



Gentiana ainarella t autumnal gentian, or fell wort, on the Zigzag 

 and Hanger. 



Lathrcea squamaria, tooth-wort, in the Church-litten-coppice 

 under some hazels near the foot-bridge, in Trimming's garden 

 hedge, and on the dry wall opposite Grange-yard. 



Dipsacu s pilo su s, small teasel, in the Short and Long Lith. 



Lathy r us sylvestris, narrow-leaved, or wild lathyrus, in the 

 bushes at the foot of the Short Lith, near the path. 



Ophrys spiralis, ladies' traces, in the Long Lith, and towards 

 the south corner of the common. 



Ophrys nidus avis, birds' nest ophrys, in the Long Lith under 

 the shady beeches among the dead leaves ; in Great Dorton among 

 the bushes, and on the Hanger plentifully. 



Serapias latifolia, helleborine, in the High-wood under the 

 shady beeches. 



Daphne lattreola, spurge laurel, in Selborne-Hanger and the 

 High wood. 



Daphne mczercum, the mezereon, in Selborne-Hanger among 

 the shrubs, at the south-east end above the cottages. 



Lycoperdon tuber, truffles, in the Hanger and High- wood. 



Sambitciis ebiilus, dwarf elder, walwort, or danewort, among 

 the rubbish and ruined foundations of the Priory.* 



* This letter in the original edition of 1780 concluded here, but in the 410 edition by 

 Mitford what follows was added to it. This has appeared in all the editions subsequently 

 a:- part of the original letter, but we are not aware at what time or under what circum- 

 stances this was written. 



