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a servant in a farmhouse at Fulbeck, near Grantham, but 
I do not remember with what success; in this instance the 
jar was covered by a funnel, which served to convey the steam 
more directly to the affected tooth. 
Veronica Chamezdrys L. V. Anagallis L. V. Beccabunga L. 
Rhinanthus Crista-galli L. 
Lycopus europzus L. 
Prunella vulgaris L. 
Lamium album L. 
Ballota nigra L. 
Plantago major L. P. lanceolata L. P. Coronopus L. (sp.). 
Chenopodium album L. ! 
Atriplex Babingtonii Woods. ! (sp.). A. portulacoides L. 
Salicornia herbacea L. This plant is locally called ‘Samphire’ 
and is highly valued for pickling; it is also eaten raw or boiled 
as ‘greens.’ We were informed that it is not nearly so plentiful 
in this neighbourhood as formerly, having been extensively 
gathered for these purposes. In the ‘ Phytologist,’ Dec. 1857 
(N. S., IL, p. 302) Mr. Fowler noted these local uses, and 
remarked: ‘I have seen people fetch it away for sale by cart- 
loads from the coast off Saltfleet.’ Mr. H. Wallis Kew, F.E.S., also 
notices itin his interesting paper entitled ‘ Mablethorpe Natural 
History Notes,’ in Ruscoe’s ‘Illustrated Guide to Mablethorpe, 
Sutton, Louth, Alford and District,’ pp. 87 to 92 (1890). 
Suzda maritima Dum. (sp.). 
Salsola Kali L. (sp.). 
Polygonum aviculare L. P.amphibium L. 
Rumex crispus L.! R. Hydrolapatheum Huds. ! 
Hippophae Rhamnoides L.! ‘Sallow-thorn’ or Sea-Buckthorn ; 
very abundant all over the sand-hills, where its prevalence, and 
the sharp spines with which it is armed, make walking tedious 
and sometimes painful. 
Urtica dioica L. U. urens L. 
Fagus sylvatica L. 
Elodea canadensis Mich. 
Orchis pyramidalis L. ! 
Juncus bufonius L. (sp.). J. acutiflorus Ehrh. 
Sparganium ramosum Curtis, Lemna trisulca L., L. minor L. 
and L. gibba L., all in dikes at Wainfleet. 
Alisma Plantago L. 
Feb, 1892. 
