258 ‘FLORA OF OXFORDSHIRE. 
Native. Inundatal. Wet meadows and marshy ground. Local and 
rare. A. Aug.—Oct. 
First record, Sib. 1794. 
4, Ray. Otmoor, Sib. / 1884. Summertown, Rev. R. Linton. 
5. Isis. Port Meadow opposite Lower Wolvercote, 1820, Ba. in Purton/ 
1884. Ramsden Heath, Hb. Br. Mus. col. J. Westcombe, 1846. 
Binsey, H. Bos./ 1884. 
Our plant has the leaves broader than represented in H. B. 
Berks. South Hinksey, H. Bos. Northants. 
P. aviculare, L. Knot-grass. 
Top. Bot. 356. Nym. 639. 
Native. Cultivated and waste ground, roadsides, gardens, etc. 
Abundant and universally distributed. A. June-Oct. 
First record, Sib. 1794. 
The distribution of the varieties has been only imperfectly ascertained. 
Var. P. agrestinum, Jord. 
Cowley, see Rep. of Rec. Club, 1883. Bullingdon, Great Haseley, 
Mongewell. 
Var. P. rurivagum, Jord. Cornfields. 
Syme, E. B. viii. 67. 1231. 
Cowley, Great Milton, Eynsham, Woodstock, Binfield, Goring. 
Var. P. vulgatum. 
Syme, E. B. viii. 65. 1229. 
Common on waste ground, roadsides, footpaths, etc. 
Var. P. arenastrum, Bor. 
Syme, viii. 65. 1230. 
Waste ground, cornfields, etc. 
Port Meadow, Bullingdon, Iffley, Haseley, Littlemore. 
* P. Fagopyrum, L. Buck Wheat. 
Comp. Cyb. 556. Syme, E. B. viii. 59. 1226. Nym. 639. 
Casual. Woods, waste places. A. July, Aug. 
First record, Sib. 1794. 
3. Swere. Beesley’s list. Cultivated fields. 
5. Isis. Combe, Sib. Charlbury, Rev. R. Linton. Osney, Mill Wood. 
Introduced with pheasant food 
6. Thame. Near Iffley, H. Underhill. 
Orv. LXITI. THYMELEA, Juss. 
DAPHNE. L. 
D. Laureola, L. Spurge Laurel. 
Top. Bot. 362. Syme, E. B. viii. 86. 1247. 
Native. Sylvestral. Woods, hedges. Local and rather rare. Sh. 
Feb.—April. ‘ 
