By Thomas Bruges Flower, Esq. 



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Spergula, (Linn.) Spurrey. 

 Linn. 01. x. Ord. iv. 

 Name. Said to be derived from spargere, (Lat.) to scatter, 

 (Italian) spergere, from the seeds being so widely dispersed. Spur- 

 rey, probably from the whorled disposition of the leaves, resembling 

 a spur. 



1. S. arvensis, (Linn.) corn-field Spurrey. Engl. Bot. t. 1536. 

 Locality. Cultivated land, especially on sandy and gravelly 

 soils. A. FL June, September. Area, 1. * 3. 4. 5. 



South Division. 



1. South-east District, " Cultivated land about Salisbury," 

 Mr. James Hussey. A troublesome weed in the "cornfields about 

 Pewsey," Rev. T. F. Ravenshaw. 



3. South-west District, " Cornfields at Corsley and Warminster," 

 Miss Griffith. 



North Division, 



North-west District, Sandy corn-fields, at South Wraxhall. The 

 Horse and Jockey. Spye Park and Bowden Hill. 



5. North-east District, "Field near New Mill; and Clench Com- 

 mon. " "Flora Marlb." Probably scattered more or less throughout 

 Wilts. Leaves whorled with minute membranaceous stipules, at 

 their base, stalk of the fruit reflexed. Seeds slightly compressed, 

 with a narrow margin, tubercled or papillose. 



ScLERANTHUS, (LlNN.) KNAWEL. 



Linn. CI. x. Ord. ii. 



Name. Compounded of scleros, hard, and anthos, a flower, in 

 allusion to its dry hard calyx. Knawel from the German name of 

 the plant Knawel. Knauel or Knauel, signifies a knot, or aggre- 

 gate in roundish masses of any small bodies. Knot-grass, the old 

 English name, better describes the plant. 



1. S. annuus, (Linn) annual Knawel. Engl. Bot. t. 352. 



Locality. In dry barren or sandy fields and pastures, waste and 

 cultivated ground. A. Fl. June, July. Area, 1. * 3. 4. 5. 



South Division. 



1. South-east District, " Corn-fields at Salisbury," Mr. James 

 Hussey. 



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