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women give the leaves powdered to children troubled 

 with worms ; but it is a violent remedy, and ought to be 

 administered with caution. 



Helleborus viridis, green hellebore, — in the deep stony 

 lane on the left hand just before the turning to Norton- 

 farm, and at the top of Middle Dorton under the hedge : 

 this plant dies down to the ground early in autumn, and 

 springs again about February, flowering almost as soon 

 as it appears above ground. 



Vaccinium oxycoccos, creeping bilberries or cranberries, 

 — in the bogs of Bin's-pond ; 



Vaccinium myrtillus, whortle, or bleaberries, — on the 

 dry hillocks of Wolmer-forest ; 



Drosera rotiindifolia, round - leaved ) In the bogs 

 sun-dew. Drosera longifolia, long-leaved r of Bin's- 

 ditto. ' pond. 



Comarum palustre, purple comarum, or marsh cinque 

 foil, — in the bogs of Bin's-pond ; 



Hypericon androssemum, Tutsan, St. John's Wort,— in 

 the stony, hollow lanes ; 



Vinca minor, less periwinkle, — in Selborne Hanger and 

 Shrubwood ; 



Monotropa hypopithys, yellow monotropa, or bird's nest, 

 — in Selborne Hanger under the shady beeches, to whose 

 roots it seems to be parasitical— at the north-west end 

 of the Hanger ; 



Chlora perfoliata, Blackstonia perfoliata, Hudsoni, per- 

 foliated yellow-wort, — on the banks in the King's-field ; 



Paris quadrifolia, herb Paris, true-love, or oneberry,— 

 in the Church Litten coppice ; 



Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, opposite golden saxi- 

 frage, — in the dark and rocky hollow lanes ; 



Gentiana amarella, autumnal gentian or fellwort, — on 

 the Zig-zag and Hanger ; 



Lathrsea squdmmarid, tooth-wort, — in the Church 



