BOTANY OF SELBORNE. 5J19 



to be expected on a spot far removed from rivers, and Iviim- 

 up anudst the Ml country at the spring-heads. To enumerate 

 all the plants that have been discovered within our Tin Us 

 would be a needless work; but a short list of the more rare 

 and the spots where they are to be found, may neither be 

 unacceptable nor unentertaining. 



Helleborusfatidus stinking hellebore, bear's-foot, or setter- 

 wort,- all over the Highwood and Coney-croft-han-er This 

 contmues a great branching plant the winter throu^'blossom" 

 Z,ht U Ja " * an<1 J S Vry am ental in shady walks and 

 .hrubberies. The good women give the leaves powdered to 

 Idren troubled w,th worms ; but it is a violent remedy, and 

 ought to be administered with caution. 



HeUebarw vindis, 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 

 February, flowermg almost as soon as it appears above ground 



r bilberries > 



loi" rfwZ 101 ^ r bilberries *e dry hil- 



Droserarotundifolia, round-leaved sundew, in the bogs of 

 Bin s-pond : 



^Drosera longifolia, long-leaved sundew, in the bogs of Bin's- 



comaruin> r marsh cin q- fo .- 

 Tutsan> st John>s wort - in th - 



P eriwinUe '- in Selborne-hanger or Shrub- 

 Monatropa hypopithys, yellow monotropa, or bird's-nest - 



K^t^^^^ 



one-berry,- in 



~on the 

 Lathram sc/uammnrh, tooth-wort, in the Church-litten 



