264 A HISTORY OF LOXG RIDGE. Chap. 12. 



amphibium, P. liydropiper, Carex remota, C. Goodenowii, Spargauium 

 ramosum, S. simplex, Potamogeton natans, P. pusillus, P. rufescens, 

 Comarum palustre, Menyantlies trifoliata, Ranunculus liederaceous, E. 

 Flammula and Staciiys palustris. The latter plant is the Woundwort 

 of the herbalist. It is credited with the property of healing wounds 

 in a remarkably rapid manner. Gerard says of it: — "The leaves 

 heerof stamped with Axtmgia, or Hogs grease, and applied vnto green 

 wounds in maner of a pultis, doth heale them in such short time and 

 in such absolute maner, that it is hard for any that hath not had the 

 experience thereof to beleeve : for being in Kent about a Pacient, it 

 chanced that a very poore man in mowing of Peason did cut his leg 

 with the Sieth, wherein he made a wound to the bones, and withal 

 very large and wide, and also with great effusion of bloud, the poore 

 man crept vnto this herbe, which he brused in his hands and tied a 

 great quantitie of it vnto the wound with a peace of his shirt, which 

 presently stanched the bleeding and ceased the pain, insomuch that the 

 poore man presently went to his daies work againe and so did from 

 dale to dale, without resting one daie untUl he was perfectly hole, 

 which was accomplished in a fewe daies by this herbe stamped mth a 

 little Hogs grease, and so laid upon in maner of a pultis, which did as 

 it were glewe or soder the lips of the wounde togither, and heale it 

 according to the first intention (as we tearme it) that is without 

 drawing or bringing the wounde to suppuration or matter, which was 

 fully performed in seavm daies, that woulde have required fortie daies 

 with Balsam itselfe. I sawe the wounde, and offered to heale the 

 same for charitie, which he refused, saying, that I could not heale it 

 80 well as hiniselfe ; a clownish answer I confesse without thankes for 

 my 'good wiU, whereupon I have named it Clounes Woundwort as 

 aforesaide," — a name it bears to this day. 



Many other interesting and profitable excursions may be made in 

 addition to those suggested, but the space allotted will not admit an 

 account of them all. With an increasing radius of course a greater 

 number of species will be found. The dingle near Hurst Green will 

 afford a good day's botanising; Eupatoriumcannabinum, Pterygophj-llum 

 lucens, Equisetum maximum, Lepidoza setacea, and many other good 



