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Sibthorp also included a var. P. salicifolium as occurring on dunghills 
and in cornfields. It is Ray’s Persicaria maculosa procumbens foliis subtis 
tncanis and is not rare. 
P. Persicaria, L. Persicaria. 
Top. Bot. 355. Syme, E. B. viii. 74. 1251. Nym. 637. 
Native. Cultivated ground, river- and ditchsides. Found abundantly 
in all the districts. A. July—Oct. 
First record, Sib. 1794. 
Var. P. biforme, Wahl. P. elatum, Syme. 
Syme, E. B. 1238. 
4, Ray. Otmoor. 
5. Isis. Port Meadow, Osney. 
The flowers vary from white, through light pink to red purple. 
Var. incana of authors ; leaves silvery white pubescence on both sides. 
Also occurs as at Osney, Marston, Clattercut, Otmoor. 
P. Persicaria and lapathifolium appear to me connected by a series of 
forms. 
P. Hydropiper, L. Water Pepper. 
Top. Bot. 355. Syme, E. B. viii. 70. 1234. Nym. 638. 
Native. Paludal. Wet places, ditches, streamsides, etc. Not 
uncommon. A. Aug.—Oct. 
First record, Sib. 1794. 
3. Swere. Cherwell side near the Bridge, Gull. Banbury, Hardwick ~ 
Road, A. Fr. 
. Ray. Otmoor. 
. Isis. Port Meadow, Osney, Bruern. 
. Thame. Thame, Hd. Br. Albury, Iffley, Dorchester. 
. Thames. Woodcote, Checkendon, Sonning. 
Berks. Bagley Wood, Ferry Hinksey, Wytham. 
“IED OF 
P. mite, Schrk. 
Top. Bot. 355. Syme, E. B. viii. 73.1236. Nym. 638. 
Native. Paludal. Ditch- and streamsides. Local. A. June—Sept. 
First record, W. Baxter, 1839. 
4. Ray. Magdalen Meadow, Bx. Otmoor, Marston, and a semi- 
prostrate form. 
5. Isis. Ditch round Ch. Ch. Meadow, Br. 1829. Port Meadow, Hb. 
Lawson! also Dyer. Jour. Bot. ix. Osney, Godstow. 
6. Thame. Long Meadow, Bz. / 
Berks. South Hinksey, Br. 1839. Ferry Hinksey, Northants. 
P. minus, Huds. 
Top. Bot. 355. Syme, E. B. viii. 72.1235. Nym. 638. 
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