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King's meadows at Godstone in Surrey."— Merrett, 81 (1666). 

 The Wight plant may have been this (see Fl. Vect. 362).] 



B. alpina L. Sp. PI. 602 (1753). 1670. "Prope Orton 

 in Westmorlandia, juxta rivulum qui decurrit secus viam qua inde 

 Crosbeiam itur."— Kay, Cat. 86. 



Pedicularis palustris L. Sp. PI. 607 (1753). 1597. "Within 

 verie moorish medowes they grow a cubite high or more, but in 

 moist and wet heathes, and such like barren grounde, not above an 

 handfull high."— Ger. 913. " Two miles East of Croydon below 

 the windmill nigh the fish pond."— Merrett, 91 (1666). 



P. sylvatica L. Sp. PI. 607 (1753). 1597. Ger. 913. The 

 latter part of Gerard's description (see above) refers to this. 



Melampyrum cristatum L. Sp. PI. 605 (1753). 1660. 



County [Cambs.] plentifully." — E. C. C. 95. 



M. arvense L. Sp. PI. 605 (1753). 1724. " In the corn on 

 the right hand just before you come to Lycham in Norfolk : Mr. J. 

 Sherard."— Ray, Syn. iii. *286. 



M. pratense L. Sp. PI. 605 (1753). 1570. "In sylvosis 

 colhbus & devexis umbrosis AngliaV'— Lob. Adv. 11. "Hamp- 

 Btead Heath."— Ger. 84. 



M. sylvaticum L. Sp. PI. 605 (1753). 1777. " In woods, 

 but not common."— Lightf. Fl. Scot. 325. " On the road going 

 from Taymouth to the hermitage, Julv, 1775."— Herb. Lightf. 



Rhinanthus Crista-galli L. Sp. PL 603 (1753). 1597. " It 

 groweth m drie medowes and pastures, and is to them a great 

 annoiance."— Ger. 912. 



R. major Ehrh. Herb. 56 (1789) 1724. " The first time I 

 met with this Plant, was within a Mile of Burrowbridge [Yorksh.] 

 amongst the Corn m the wayside from Knaresborough thither. I 

 also observed it this year 1723, amongst the Corn nigh West 

 Newton, in Northumberland."— Dill, in Ray Syn. iii. *284. 



Orobanehe purpurea Jacq. Enum. Vindob. 252 (1762) O. 

 carulea Vill. Fl. Dauph. ii. 406 (1787). 1797. " A single specimen 

 was found in 1779 by a Mr. Scarles near Northreps [Norfolk] , and 

 ?, eV ?> ra l^ 0re T laS ^ ear m ear Sherin gham by Mr. W. Skrimshire."— 

 5" ^ 4 ? 3 ^ J n Lmn ' Trans " iv - 182 > and in With. Arr. ed. 3, 558, 

 the first finding is ascribed to Mr. Pitchford. But see Ger. em. 

 p. 228, and Townsend's Fl. Hants, p. 241. 



O. major Sm. E B. 421 (1797). 1548. " I never sawe it in 

 al Englande, but in Northumberlande, where as it was called newe 

 chappel floure."— Turn. Names, E viij. See also Herb. ii. 71, back. 



O. rubra Sm. E. B. 1786 (1807). 1807. "Discovered by 

 wJ-l R 1786?' ' " ** near Belfast ' in A ^ st - 



6. caryophyllacea Sm. in Linn. Trans, iv. 169 (1798). 

 1829. Found by Rev. G. E. Smith in various localities near 

 Folkestone, Kent. — G. E. Smith, Pham. PI. S. Kent, 34. 



O. elatior Sutton in Linn. Soc. Trans, iv. 178 (1798). 1660. 

 " In barley on the right hand of the way between Cambridge and 

 Grantchester."— Ray, C. C. 110. See Sutton, I. c, and Babington, 



