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seen, as our plants are nearly all of the discoid variety. 

 " Shore of the Avon, a little above the Hotwell, Bristol, 

 between the gravel walk and the river. Var. 2. All the 

 florets tubular. About Bristol, frequent. KAY." Wither- 

 ing, iu., 727.' 1796. VIII. IX. 

 ERIGERON, L. 



417. E. acris, L. Fleabane. 



Native ; on old walls, and in dry sandy places, rather 



common. 

 G. St. Vincent's Rocks ; and bank of Avon below Clifton. 



On walls at Stoke Bishop. Wick. 

 S. BerroNV. Bucklaud Dinham. Brislington. Burnham. 



Leigh Down ; and bank of Avon under Leigh Wood. 



Wells. Weston-super-Mare. Yatton. VII. VIII. 



(E. canadensis, L. cannot be considered a Bristol plant. 



Although found in the neighbourhood at intervals from 



the time of Withering, it seems only to have occurred 



casually ; and we believe it has not been met with 



during the last forty years.) 



BELLIS, L. 



418. B. perennis, L. Daisy. 



Native ; in pastures everywhere. 



In the Stephen's Herbarium there is a specimen of what 

 has been called the " Hen and Chickens " daisy, bearing 

 seven or eight small capitula on stalks about fin. long, 

 which spring from the parent receptacle. It was 

 gathered near Clevedon by liev. G. W. Braihenridye. 

 SOLIDAGO, L. 



419. S. Virgaurea, L. Golden Rod. 



Native; on rocky or bushy banks in many places, 

 common. Abundant about the Downs; on St. Vincent's 

 Rocks ; and on the opposite side of the river. 



VII. IX. 



