Natural History in the English Counties. 161 



gentian (Gentinna Amar^Ua), on limestone, in a rocky wood near the Wytch, plentifully ; creeping 

 water.parsnep (Slum ripens), in marshy ground on the western side of the Worcestershire Bea- 

 con ; mealy Guelder rose (Fiburnum Lantana), in the woods, on limestone, near Ledbury; flax 

 (Linum usitatissimum), near Little Malvern ; sundew (Drosera rotundifblia), bog on western side 

 of the Beacon'; snowdrop (Gah'inthus nivJilis), in great abundance in a mossy glen at the north- 

 western base of the Herefordshire Beacon, and in the adjoining wood ; daffodil (A'arcissus Psetido- 

 narcissus), in profusion in a wood near Little Malvern church, and some full-flowered varieties in 

 other parts; wild tulip (Tidipa sylvc'stris), this was found among the limestone quarries by Jas. T. 

 Goodman ; golden dock (^iimex pali'istris), marsh by the chalybeate spring ; arrow grass (Triglb- 

 chin palustre), in boggy places ; meadow saflron (Colchicura autumnale), abundant in the moist 

 meadows on the western side of the hills ; yellow-wort (Chl5raperfoliata), near the limestone quar- 

 ries ; bilberry* (Faccinium Myrtillus), on the rocks of the Worcestershire Beacon ; Ling (Calluna 

 vulgaris), no other kind of heath grows throughout the whole range ; great bistort (/'olygonum 

 Bisturta), in moist copsy meadows to the north of the hills; alpine bistort (P. viviparum) ; herb 

 paris (Paris quadrifblia), in the thick woods at the western bases of the two beacons ; golden saxi- 

 frage (Chrysosplt;niura oppositifblium), abundant in the shallow plashy rills ; Deptford pink (Di- 

 &nthus Armaria) ; bog stitchwort (Stellaria uliginbsa) ; purple sandwort (Arenaria rQbra), abun- 

 dant on the rocks ; navelwort (Cotyledon umbilicus), numerous in the fissures of the rocks ; Stdum 

 TeR'phiMTw, S. acre, and S. album, all abundant on the rocks of the north hill, but the album rarely 

 flowering; smooth awl-shaped spurrey (Sp<5rgula saginoldes), in a marshy spot on the western side 

 of the Worcestershire Beacon, about midway down the hill ; also in another springy spot near the 

 Wytch ; wild service (P^rus torminaiis), in the woods; mountain ash (P. aucuparia), numerous 

 at the base of the north hill; SpiriE"*a *alicifblia, in an old, overgrown, half dried-up watercourse 

 near Welland Common, at the base of the hills ; but, perhaps, naturalised there, as a garden was 

 not far from the spot ; Rb&a villbsa ; R. tomentosa ; R. rubiginbsa, in some plenty on the limestone 

 hills ; R. micrantha, on the thickety side of the Warren Hill; R. Borrhri and R. Forstfer«, in the 

 woods ; Potentilla argentea, plentiful on the rocks ; P. verna, on the rock above the cave on the 

 •Herefordshire Beacon ; small-leaved lime (Pilia parvifolia), woods at the north end of the range ; 

 Cistus Heli&nthemum ; columbine ( Aquilegia vulgaris) ; ^anftnculus parviflbrus ; JVepeta Cataria ; 

 spearmint (Mt^ntha viridis), by the side of a stream near Newland; peppermint (M. piperita), 

 plentiful by the rills on the chase; calamint ('Phymus Calamintha), abundant; toothwort (La- 

 thras^a squamaria), at the base of the north hill, on the roots of holly, and in a thick wood on a 

 conglomerate rock near the Tame, on the roots of maple; foxglove (Digitalis purpiirea), in all 

 parts of the range, profusely ; Geranium Idcidum ; PumJlria clavicul&.ta ; Jnth^llis Vulneraria'; 

 ricia sylvatica, in the wood below the Worcestershire Beacon ; Ornithopus perpusillus ; saintfoin 

 (//edysarum Onobr^chis), on the limestone rocks; sulphur-coloured trefoil (Prifdlium ochroleis- 

 cum, on the Link Common ; tutsan (Hypericum ^ndros3e'>mum), in a wood near Little Malvern 

 priory ; upright St. John's wort (//. pfilchrum), abundant on the heathy ground at the north base 

 of the End Hill ; wall hawkweed (//ierkcium murbrum), on the rocks; Carline thistle (Carlmrt 

 vulgaris) ; golden rod (Solidago Virganrea), on the rocks ; chamomile (J'nthemis nobilis), abun . 

 dant on the wet commons near the hills; butterfly orchis (0. bifblia), in the woods; pyramidal 

 orchis (0. pyramidklis), on the limestone banks, varying with milk-white flowers ; frog orchis {0. 

 viridis), in pastures at the base of the north hill ; aromatic orchis (0. conupsea), covering whole 

 meadows at the foot of the northern limestone eminences ; bee orchis (0. apifera), on the lime- 

 stone rocks at Leigh Sinton ; ladies' traces (Neottia spiralis), on the wet commons ; juniper (Juni- 

 perus commiinis), on the limestone rocks ; yew {Taxus baccata), abundant in the adjacent woods 

 on limestone, various old and curiously grotesque individuals. ; 



Having thus enumerated so many flowering plants, I must defer men- 

 tioning any of the Cryptogamia at present. I am, Sir, &c. — Edwin Lees, 

 Htrnter's Hall, near Little Malvern, Sept, 18. 1829. 



Plants varying in the Colour of their Flowers, S;c., growing wild principally near Worcester. — 

 Red valerian (Faletiana rubra), on the walls of the Priory gate at Crickhowell, with white flowers, 

 but plants with red flowers growing intermixed with the white ones. Spring crocus (Crbcus vernus), 

 with white flowers, in a low field on the south side of Worcester ; soil alluvial, on red marl. Cow- 

 slip (Primula veris), with deep red flowers, in a gravelly field, on the west side of Worcester, 

 Meadow saff'ron (Colchicum autumnale), with white flowers, in a meadow on the banks of the 

 Severn, growing in company with purple ones. Common ling (Calluna vulgaris), with white 

 flowers, in a boggy place on the western side of the Malvern Hills. Soapwort (Saponaria offici- 

 nalis), with double flowers, in a hedge on the road to Cotheridge. Wild plum tree (T'ranus do- 

 mestica), with double flowers, in a hedge near Cruckbarrow Hill. Meadow-sweet (Spirae'^a Ulmk- 

 ria), a most beautiful variety, with full flowers, resembling small white roses, in a marshy place at 

 Battenhall, on the road to Cruckbarrow Hill. Burnet rose (flbsa spinosissima), the cream- 

 coloured petals marked with red, Battenhall Lane, Worcester. White-clustered bramble (TJiibus 

 leucostachys), with double white flowers, in a hedge on the north side of Worcester. 7iubus 

 glandulbsus, with red flowers, and the calyces in six segments, terminating in leafy points on 

 Bromsgrove Licky. Dwarf cistus (Cistus Helianlhemum), with red flowers, in Lord Somers's 

 l)ark at Eastnor Castle ; a straggling seedling, probably from the neighbouring limestone emi- 

 ■nences, where the common yellow flowers flourish abundantly. Ground ivy (Glechoma hederh- 

 cea), with deep purple flowers, on red marl, in Battenhall Lane. Wood betony (Petonica offici- 

 nalis), with white flowers, in a copse on the Helbury Hill, west side of Worcester, towards the 

 ■boundaries ofthe red marl and lias marl. Self-heal {Prunella vulgaris), with white flowers, west 

 side of Worcester, on gravel. Red bartsia (Barts/a Odontites), with white flowers, on limestone near 

 Ledbury ; eight or ten specimens with white flowers, growing within a yard's distance of numerous 

 plants with red ones. Dwarf red rattle (Pedicul&ris sylvatica), with white flowers, in a boggy 

 meadow near Mudwall Mill, Worcester; a number of "plants growing together, all with white 

 flowers. Great snapdragon (Antirrhinum mkjus), with cream-coloured flowers, on an old wall 



* I mention the bilberry here, to correct an error of Dr. Walker's of Huddersfield, who, in a 

 paper recently published in the Midland Medical and Surgical Reporter, states that no bog or 

 alpine plants are found on, the Malvern Hills, *' not even ilieyaccmiu7n." Of course, it did not 

 fall under Dr. Walker's observation ; but he omitted to examine the rocks of the Worcestershire 

 Beacon, where the Taccinium Myrtillus grows plentifully ; and the bog on the west side of the 

 Beacon also escaped his notice. 



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