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of the more rare, and the spots where they 

 are to be found, may be neither unaccept- 

 able nor unentertaining :— 



Helleborus fcetidus, stinking hellebore, 

 bear's foot or setterwort, all over the High- 

 wood and Coney-croft'hanger : this cour 

 tinues a great branching plant the Winter 

 through, blossoming about January y and is 

 very ornamental in shady walks and shrub- 

 beries. The good women give the leaves 

 powdered to children troubled with worms; 

 but it is a violent remedy, and ought tq be 

 administered with caution. 



Helleborus viridis, green hellebore — in 

 the deep stony lane on the left hand just 

 before the turning to Norton farm, and at 

 the top of Middle Dorton under the hedge : 

 this plant dies down to the ground early 

 in Autumn, and springs again about Feb- 

 vuary, flowering almost as soon as it ap- 

 pears above ground. 



Vaccinium oxy coccus, creeping bilberries, 

 or cranberries, — in the bogs of Bins-pond ; 



Vaccinium myrtillus^ whortle, or bil- 



