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ing Gladwin (Iris sylvestris) stinking hoar-hound (marru- 

 bium nigrum) white hoar-hound (marrubium album) a 

 large sort of Burnet : moth mullein (blattaria) Bugle 

 (bugula). 



Water-scorpion-Grass (myosotis scorpioides palustris) 

 the hawkweed called Hieracium echioides capitulis cardui 

 benedicti ; al : lang de beuf. 



Octob r - 21. Weather uncommonly mild: grass & 

 garden-plants grow very fast. 



26. Returned from Oxon to Selborne. A very white 

 frost in the morning. I have seen no Swallows since the 

 15 th - Planted in my Garden nine large plants of small 

 burnet, which I gathered in a Chalkey lane on my Journey. 



John planted in my absence a plot of cabbages to 

 stand y 6 winter. The garden-burnet still continues very 

 vigorous ; & the Celeri is grown very gross. 



28. A very smart frost that made the ground crisp, & 

 has stripp'd the mulberry-tree & some ashes. 



The Hanger looks very much faded, & the leaves begin 

 to fall. In general the new-sown wheat comes-up well. 



Plants still in bloom are the wild-basil, white behn, 

 common mallow, several Hawkweeds, bugloss, the hoar- 

 hounds, Hedge - nettles, dead-nettles, dandelion, wild 

 succory, Ivy, furze, blue-bottles, thistle, sow-thistle, mullein, 

 fumitory, Yarrow, wild Marjoram, (ariganum) tufted Basil, 

 (clinopodium) small Centaury, honeysuckle, wild ; Arbutus, 

 Bramble, clover, charlock, throat-worts, crane's-bill, Scabi- 

 ous, Knapweed, Mother of thyme, wild red Champion, 

 butter-cups, stinking May weed, the common daisey, the 

 great daisey, rag wort, broad-leaved Allheal, fluellins. 



Octob r - 29. Discovered in the lane leading to the North- 

 field base-hoar-hound with a white blossom, but just going 

 out of bloom (stachys) common Selfheal out of bloom 

 (prunella) Nettle-leaved throat-wort or Canterbury-bells 

 (Trachelium) Cluster-flower'd, or little throat-wort (Cam- 

 panula pratensis flore conglomerate) Dwarfspurge (tithy- 

 malus pumilus angustifolius) creeping mouse-ear (pilosella 

 repens) Crow's foot Crane's bill (Geranium batrachoides). 



