LOCALITIES. 



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*Centaurea Cyanus. Road from Dartford Heath to Greenstreet Green, 

 Sanguisorba officinalis (?) olim. 



38. DARNE OR DARENT WOOD. 



This wood, three miles south-east of Dartford, is of considerable extent, 

 and covers a hilly ridge extending in an easterly direction for about two 

 miles towards Greenhithe. The subsoil is gravel above, and chalky on the 

 flanks. Remains of an ancient entrenchment are perceptible in places 

 along the crest of the hill. Oak and Beech are the prevailing timber, 

 but there is no lack of other descriptions. 



? Agrimonia Eupatoria. 



*Ajuga reptans. 



*Anemone nemorosa. 



*Asperula odorata. 



*Betonica officinalis. 

 Campanula glomerata ; *rotundifolia. 



*Circa5a lutetiana. 



*Cistus Helianthemum. 



*Clematis Vitalba. 



*Convallaria majalis. 



*Cornus sanguinea. 

 Dianthus Armeria. 



*Digitalis purpurea. 



*p]chium vulgare (borders). 



*Epilobium montanum. 



*Erythraea Centaurium. 



* Euphorbia amygdaloides. 



*Fragaria vesca (in great profusion). 



*Galium cruciatum. 



*Geranium columbinum. 



*Gnaphalium sylvaticum. 



*Habenaria bifolia. 



Hypericum Androsaemum ; *pulchrum ; 

 tetrapterum ; *humifusum. 



*lris foetidissima. 



*Lamium Galeobdolon. 



*Listera ovata. 



*Lithospermum officinale (borders to- 

 wards Greenhithe) ; purpureo-cseruleum 

 (towards Greenhithe) ; arvense (border- 

 ing fields). 



*Luzula sylvatica. 



*Lysimachia nemorum ; *Nummularia. 



*Melampyrum pratense. 

 Melica uniflora. 



*Mercurialis perennis. 



Myosotis sylvatica; *versicolor; palus- 

 tris. 



*CEnothera biennis (borders). 

 *0rchis mascula ; *maculata. 

 *0riganum vulgare. 

 *0robus tuberosus. 



*Hapaver somniferum (bordering corn- 

 field towards Greenhithe, plenty). 

 *Primula vulgaris. 



Rhamnus catharticus. 

 *Rosa systyla. 

 *Ruscus aculeatus. 

 *Sanicula europgea. 



Scrophularia nodosa. 



Silene italica. 



Solidago Virgaurea. 

 *Tamus communis. 



Veronica officinalis. 

 * Viburnum Opulus ; Lantana. 

 *Vicia sspium ; hlrsuta; tetrasperma. 



Viola sylvestris. 



OLD CHALK-PIT TOWARDS GREENHITHE. 

 *Astragalus Glycyphyllos. 

 Galeopsis ochroleuca (?) olim. 



CRYPTOGAMS. 



Asplenium Adiantum-nigrum. 

 Athyrium Filix-foemina. 

 *Lomaria Spicant. 

 *Nephrodium Filix-mas. 

 ' Ophioglossum vulgatum. 

 *Pteris aquilina. 



*Woodland mosses in abundance and 

 variety : Hypnum molluscum ; cur- 

 vatum ; loreum, &c. 



Note. Orchis hircina was formerly found on the borders of this wood. 



39. NORTH DOWNS, NEAR SEVENOAKS. 



Opposite Sevenoaks, the North Downs recede from their general direc- 

 tion east and west and open inwards, and in the gap thus formed, the 

 Darent, rising near Westerham, and receiving the drainage of this section 

 of the hills, pursues its course to the Thames. On one side of the funnel 

 in front of Sevenoaks, East Hill projects as a prominent bluff, and on the 

 other, Morant's Court Hill with the famous Knockholt Beeches in its 



