262 Mr. William Pitt on the 



7. Pignut (Bunium Jlexuosum), common in old pastures, but not supposed of 

 any consequence. 



8. Purging flax (Linum catharticum), common in pastures, but little attended to. 

 g. Harebell, English hyacinth [Hyacinthus non scriplus), \try abundant in 



some meadows, which I believe are not supposed better, or worse, on that account. 



10. DaflFodill [Narcissus pseudo Narcissus), very numerous in some meadows, 

 particularly near villages, or houses, and much admired for beauty, and early 

 appearance, but not otherwise attended to. 



n. Fritillary [Fritillaria meleagris) ; this very curious and rare flower adorns 

 in great profusion, some meadows in the parish of Wheatenaston, Staffordshire. 

 (Rev. Mr. Dickenson.) 



12. Meadow sorrel (Rumexacetosa), common in meadows, and, I believe, not 

 at all injurious, but probably good herbage. 



13. White saxifrage (^SaAi/r«^a^ra«///a^aj, in meadows in the moor lands of 

 Staffordshire. 



14. Cuckoo flower (Lychnis jlos cuculij, common in meadow, but not at- 

 tended to. 



15. Meadow sweet fSlpircea ulnwriaj, coarse, but not disesteemed by some ; 

 cows and horses are said to refuse it, but probably eat it in hay ; the farina or dust 

 of the ripe blossoms is said to be an excellent styptic. 



16. Cinquefoils (Potentillas verna, and reptansj, common in pastures, and, I 

 believe, eaten by cattle, but of little account as a pasture plant. 



17. Tormentill (Tormentilla reptansj, similar to the last j growing in coW 

 moist meadows. 



18. Dwarf sun flower (Cistus heliantbemutiij, found in mountainous pastures, 

 of much the same value with the two last. 



19. Wood or meadow anemone ( /Inemone neniorosaj, common in meadows, 

 but disregarded by farmers ; the whole plant is acrid : when sheep that are unac- 

 customed to it eat it, it brings on a bloody flux. Withering. 



20. Meadow rue (Thalictruin Jlaviim), abounds in patches in a meadow on my 

 farm, where it is mown with the grass for hay, without any attention being paid to 

 it, and without any known cfi'cct. 



21. Crowfoots, buitcr flower, butter cup, gold cup (Ranunculus bulbosus, re~ 

 pens, and acn.-'J, common in meadows and pastures in every part of the island that 



