By Thomas Bruges Flower, Esq. 



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Locality. In marshy and watery places on a sandy or gravelly 

 soil, especially such as become dry in summer. A. Fl. July, 

 August. Area, 1. * 3. * 5. 



South Division. 



1. South-east District, " Watery places near Salisbury," Mr. James 

 Hussey. 



3. South- west District, " In the neighbourhood of Warminster," 

 Mr. R. C. Griffith. 



North Division. 



North-east District, " Pond near Firs, on the way to Martinsell," 

 " Pond near Clench common." Flora Marlb. Plant prostrate five 

 to six inches long, creeping, slightly branched. Leaves glabrous, 

 tapering at the base. Flowers small reddish. I have no note of 

 the occurrence of this species in Districts 2 and 4. Possibly it may 

 have been overlooked. 



ORDER. ONAGRACEiE. (JUSS.) 

 Epilobium, (Linn.) Willow-Herb. 

 Linn. CI. viii. Ord. i. 



Name. A compound of epi, and lobos, a pod ; the flower being 

 placed upon the top of an elongated seed vessel. 



1. E. angustifolium, (Linn.) narrow- leaved Willow-herb; from 

 angustus, signifying narrow, and folium a leaf. Engl. Bot. t. 

 1947. 



Locality. Moist banks, and margins of woods on sandy soil, rare. 

 P. Fl. July. Area, 1. * 3. 4. 5. 



South Division. 

 1. South-east District, " Amesbury," Dr. Southby. 



3. South-west District, Stourton and Longleat. " Corsley," Miss 

 Griffith. " Warminster;" Mr. Wheeler. 



North Division. 



4. North-west District, u Chippenham," Dr. Alexander Prior and 

 Mr. C. E. Broome. 



5. North-east District, " Great Bedwyn," Mr. William Bartlett. 

 Not widely spread over Wilts, and possibly introduced. Flowers 

 very handsome, crimson, numerous, in long terminal racemes, the 



