174 AMENTIFER.E. 



G. Blaize Castle Woods. Charfield. Kingsweston. Bank 

 of the Frome near Stapleton. 



S. Leigh Wood. Portishead. Not uncommon about Bath ; 

 Fl. Bathon. Yatton. Bishop's Wood, Wells ; Miss 

 Livett. HI. IV. 



716. P. nigra, L. Black Poplar. 



Alien or denizen ; by the banks of rivers and in damp 



woods, frequent. 

 G. Clifton Down (the " Poet's Tree "). Some very fine 



trees grow in Combe Glen. Bank of the Frome at 



Frenchay. 

 S. Clevedon. Portishead. Yatton. Wells. in. 



(Myrica Gale, L., is abundant on moors south of the 

 district ; but perhaps has never been seen inside our 

 limit). 



BETULA, L. 



717. B. alba, L. Common Birch. 



Native ; in woods, copses, and hedge-rows, common. 



IV. V. 

 ALNUS, Tourn. 



718. A. glutillOSa, Gaert. Alder. 



Native ; on river banks and in marshes, very common. 



m. 



FAGUS, L. 



719. F. sylvatica, L. Beech. 



Native ; in woods, especially on limestone, locally common. 



in. iv. 



CAST AN E A, Tourn. 



720. C. VUlgaris, Lam. Sweet Chesnut. 



A doubtful native, usually planted, though we sometimes 

 see it flourishing in our aboriginal woods, where it may 

 have been self-sown and existing for many centuries. 



