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EXPLANATIONS. 



The following initial letters are used in place of the full names of 

 those friends who have kindly assisted me : 



A. A. ... A Armstrong, Esq., Marlborough College. 

 W. B. ... Mr. William Bartlett, quoted from the Wilts Archaeo- 

 logical Magazine. 

 A. B. ... A. Bonney. 

 J. F. D. ... J. F. Duthie. 

 C. W. E. ... C. W. Everard. 



T. B. F. ... T. B. Flower, Esq., author of the ' Flora of Wiltshire.' 

 T. W. J. ...T. W. Jones. 

 T. B. L. ...T. B. Lediard. 

 A. J. M. ... A. J. Main waring. 

 J. W. M. ... J. W. Mills. 



E. V. P. ... E. V. Pigott, Esq., Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. 

 J. J. P. ... J. J. Pulleine, Esq., Trinity College, Cambridge. 



T. F. E. ... Eev. T. F. Eavenshaw, Sector of Pewsey. 

 CK F. E. ...G. F. Eooper. 



F. E. S. ... F. E. Saunders. 



W. A. M. ... Wilts Archaeological Magazine. 



The names of any other friends who have assisted me are put in full 

 in the proper places. 



The following marks are used in this book, and require expla- 

 nation : 



* Certainly introduced, but naturalized. 



t Possibly introduced^ but now having the appearance of being a 



true native. 



\ Probably introduced, but admitting of some doubt on the sub- 

 ject. 



When the whole account of a plant is included within [ ], that 

 species is considered as having the very slenderest or, even, no claim 

 to a place in our Flora. 



The duration of plants is marked by the letters A., B., P., and Sh. ; 

 being abbreviations of the terms Annual, Biennial, Perennial, and 

 Shrub, respectively. Tree ' is given in full. 



