THE SORB-TREE OF WYRE FOREST. 3435 
Carex Pseudo-cyperus. In the pond of Gatton Park (1826 or 
1827). 
Triodia decumbens. Reigate Heath. Broadmoor. Abundant on 
the summit of Leith Hill. 
Molina cerulea. Broadmoor. 
Nardus stricta. Leith Hill. 
Equisetum fluviatile. Profusely by the Merstham Road and in 
Gatton Park. 
Lastrea Oreopteris. Leith Hill, copiously ; and about the roots 
of Boar Hill towards Coldharbour Lane. 
Polystichum aculeatum and angulare. Lanes in the valley of 
Nutfield Marsh. In the swampy wood north of Coldharbour, 
already mentioned. 
Athyrium Filix-femina. Leith Hill, abundantly. Reigate Heath. 
Thicket near Littleton. Hedges by the Buckland Road. 
Swampy wood north of Coldharbour. 
Asplenium Trichomanes. On trunks of trees near Betchworth. 
Blechnum boreale. Leith Hill, Boar Hill, ete., copiously. 
Osmunda regalis. Foot of Boar Hill (north side). In the swampy 
wood north of Coldharbour, forming large and tall thickets 
visible at a great distance. 
The Sorb-tree of Wyre Forest. 
Sir,—I have read with some interest the notices on the old 
Sorb-tree of Wyre Forest; and I am sorry that I cannot ac- 
quiesce in the conclusion of gentlemen for whom I have the 
highest respect, and who are much my superiors in learning, 
ability, and position in society. 
I cannot see what inducement a recluse could have had to 
carry a tree all the way from Aquitaine to near the middle of 
England; it could not have been for the purpose of food, for if 
(as stated by Mr. Loudon) the Sorb-tree takes two centuries to 
attain maturity, the recluse would have been gathered to his 
fathers long before the tree was able to render him much return 
for all his labour; and besides, the tree would have been dead 
before he had completed half his journey, for we cannot suppose 
that he had the roots very securely packed. 
