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to the spot; and in July, 1839, Mr. Babington and myself carefully 
searched the locality, but were equally unsuccessful; and, having 
since visited the meadow every summer for the last ten years, I am 
fully satisfied that the plant is now lost by drainage. Mr. Smith, 
shortly before his death, informed me that it was never found in abun- 
dance, as it had been erroneously reported: but two or three speci- 
mens were all that Mr. Drummond ever met with. He had strong 
reasons for believing the plant to have been introduced.”—T. B. 
Flower ; Seend, near Melksham, February, 1854. 
Coronopus didyma, DC. 
“Tn the ‘ Cybele’ a question is asked, whether this plant is native 
or introduced to the neighbourhood of Bristol. I should almost be 
inclined to say it was introduced, having observed it, always near bal- 
last, in the neighbourhood for upwards of twenty years.”—Jd. 
Lathyrus latcfolius, L. 
“Mr. Anderson thinks this plant undoubtedly wild in Stapleton 
quarries, near Bristol. It has recently been stated to be only a broad- 
leaved form of L. sylvestris with smooth, compressed seeds, and not 
the tubercular and wrinkled seeds of L. latifolius. Mr. Swete, who, 
I believe, is compiling a Flora of Bristol and its neighbourhood, will, 
doubtless, ascertain this fact, for future reference. And I may here 
take this opportunity of remarking, that the Flora of Bristol requires 
a careful examination aud study, which it will, doubtless, receive from 
the above gentleman, and not, as it frequently happens, be a mere 
compilation from dubious authority, which would only tend to mislead 
rather than instruct the resident and non-resident botanist, and at the 
same time be utterly without value in a scientific point of view.”—Id. 
Phleum asperum, Jacq. 
“This is recorded to grow at Kingsweston, near Bristol. I have 
repeatedly sought for this plant, without finding it. Mr. Smith, of 
Shirehampton, who cultivated it for many years in his garden, told 
me that he had frequently looked over every spot of ground in the 
neighbourhood where this grass was likely to be met with, for many 
seasons ; and was fully convinced that it is not now found in the loca- 
lity indicated. It is also stated, in the ‘ English Flora,’ to grow in 
Badminton Park, near the Lodge ; and it would be well if any resi- 
dent botanist would verify this locality during the ensuing summer, 
and inform us near which of the lodges it is to be found, there being 
