COMPOSITE. 103 



O. Abundant by the Avon from Keynsham downwards. 

 " This herb flourishes luxuriantly on the banks of the 

 Avon near Hanham and Keynsham, where Mr. F. 

 Russell observed boys gathering a boatload of it to 

 convey to Bristol for the purpose of making wine." 

 With. ed. 7, pub. 1830. Tortworth. 



S. Bank of Avon. Clevedon. Portishead. Wells. Yatton. 



The peculiar strong scent of this plant is well known. It 

 has served to give flavour to a kind of rich pudding 

 formerly to be seen at Corporation feasts, but now 

 become obsolete in England. VIII. 



("Doronicum Pardalianches, L. Leopard's -bane. Lane in 

 Bourton, leading to the Combe ; Miss Winter. Glen 

 Frome, Stapleton. Alien. Introduced.) 



SENECIO, L. 



442. S. VUlgaris, L. Groundsel 



Native ; a common weed everywhere. I. XII. 



443. S. sylvaticus, L. 



Native ; on dry banks, frequent. 



G. Crew's Hole. Hanham. Stoke Lane. Yate Com- 

 mon. Mangotsfield. 

 S. Clevedon. Leigh Woods. Near Edington. 



VII. VIII. 



444. S. viscosus, L. 



Perhaps casual only with us ; on waste ground, rare. 



Reported by two observers from Clevedon. Mrs. Lainson 

 sends a specimen gathered some years ago on Court 

 Hill, on the side of the valley opposite to Bella Vista. 

 The spot has since been disturbed by quarrying. On 

 the Portishead Railway ; Eev. W. Painter. 



445. S. erucifolius, L. 



Native ; chiefly on ditch-banks in the lowlands, frequent. 



