FLORA OF OXFORDSHIRE. IOl 
A much larger form is found on the chalk, as near Crowsley Park. A 
form with four petals was noticed on Ipsden Heath. 
Comarum palustre, L. Syme, E. B. iii. 153. 437. 
Berks. Heath Pool, Wellington, boggy meadows Kintbury, Brit. 
Bucks (?), Northants, almost or quite extinct. Warwick. 
POTENTILLA. L. 
** P. fruticosa, L. Alien, a planted shrub found near Great Tew by 
Mr. James Rusher. I have seen the specimen, and am informed it was 
apparently wild, Bees. One bush in the Avenue, Great Tew, A. Fr. 
P. anserina, L. Silvery Cinquefoil. Silver Weed. 
Top. Bot. 132. Syme, E. B. iii. 148. 432. Nym. 223. 
Native. Glareal. Waysides, damp places. Rather common. P. 
June—Aug. 
First record, Sib. 1794. 
Generally distributed. Two forms occur, one with upper surface of 
leaves green, the other covered with silky hairs. 
P. argentea, L. 
Top. Bot. 132. Syme, E. B. iii. 151. 435. Nym. 224. 
Native. Glareal. Dry elevated pastures. Very rare and probably 
extinct. P. June. 
First and only record, Sib. 1794. Henley Park Hill. 
Berks. Near Bessilsleigh in the fields towards Abingdon, Brit. Bucks, 
Warwick. 
P. reptans, L. Common Cinquefoil. 
Top. Bot. 133. Syme, E. B. iii. 149. 432. Nym. 226. 
Native. Viatical. Hedges and roadsides, cornfields, etc. Common 
and generally distributed. P. June—Sept. 
First record, Sib. 1794, p. 161. 
It occurs on the south side of the Iffley Road, close to the Cricket 
Ground, by the Parks, and in other places about Oxford. The leaflets 
vary from three to seven in number. 
Var. miata, Nolte. Open Magdalen. 
P. procumbens, Sid. Tormentilla reptans, L. 
Top. Bot. 133. Syme, E. B. iii. 147. 431. Nym. 226. 
Native. Sylvestral. Woods, field borders, ete. P. July—-Sept. 
First record, Plot, 1677, and first as a British plant, Pentaphyllum 
reptans alatum foliis profundis serratis, also in Morison, Ray i, ii, and iii, 
Martyn, Gough, Rays Hist., Bot. Guide, Sm. Eng. Fl. Several parts of 
Oxfordshire. 
3. Swere. Hooknorton Heath, Wiggington Heath. My specimens 
seem quite distinct from P. reptans Gull. 
