PLANTS OF TUNBRIDGE WELLS. 345 
I think that the observations of your correspondent “G.”’ are 
somewhat applicable to the present subject. May not France 
be the nucleus of the species, and the Forest of Wyre its further- 
most. radius? It appears to me not unlikely that the species 
may hereafter be discovered upon a tract of country or chain of 
hills leading from the Forest in a southerly direction through a 
part of Worcestershire and a part of the adjoining county of 
Hereford. The rocks are for the most part limestone, abound- 
ing in organic remains, and the vegetation such as we frequently 
see upon chalk. P. torminalis grows more or less plentifully 
upon the whole district, and no doubt many interesting disco- 
veries would reward the researches of the botanist, a great por- 
tion being probably unexplored ground: Clouse-top Hill, Abberley 
Hill, Woodbury Hill, Barrow Hill, Ankerden Hill; cross the Teme, 
Knightwick, Alfrick, Suckley, Cradley, Mathon, Colwall to Led- 
bury, about thirty miles long, and two to eight in breadth. 
Joun Luoyp. 
On some Uncommon Plants observed at and near to Tunbridge 
Wells, Kent, in 1855. By A. G. Morz, F.L.S. . 
(Continued from page 295.) 
Trifolium medium. Fisher’s Common. Hurst Wood. Camden 
Park. Hedge-banks in several other places ;- quite frequent. 
Hypericum Androsemum. In various localities. Not scarce; but 
nothing like H. anglicum was observed. 
Tragopogon minor (of Fries) was the only form noticed. Is not 
T. pratense a chalk plant? 
Hypocheris glabra. When dissecting some specimens from Tun- 
bridge Wells Common, I found the first head had the fruits 
of H. Balbisii, but the next those of the normal form, and 
some were intermediate. 
Barkhausia taraxacifolia. This plant (for which only one station 
, was known in 1846) is now to be gathered in hundreds on the 
heaps of rubbish excavated from the cutting at the north side 
of the town. It has also become dispersed as a weed along 
roadsides and in cottage gardens round Tunbridge Wells, 
but only sparingly. Ithink too I saw a few of its rosettes 
under a wall at Tunbridge. 
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