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1. A. odorata, (Linn.) sweet Woodruff. Engl. Bot. t. 755. 

 Locality. Woods and shady places on a loamy soil. P. FL 



May, June. Area, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Generally distributed throughout 

 Wilts. Flowers small, pure white. Whole plant very fragrant, 

 like Anthoxanthum, especially when drying. 



2. A. cynanchica, (Linn.) Quinsy-wort, Squinancy-wort. It 

 had the name cynanchica, because it was used as a remedy for the 

 disease called Squinancy, or Quinsy, and was thence in English, 

 termed Squinancy-wort. The termination " wort," is of Saxon 

 origin, and was applied as a general name for an herb ; whence it 

 still continues in many as Liverwort, Spleen wort, and the above 

 Squinancy-wort, Engl. Bot. t. 33. 



Locality. On dry open hilly pastures, heaths and banks, abund- 

 ant on the Downs throughout the chalk. P. Fl. June, July. Area, 

 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 



South Division. 



1. South-east- District, In plenty on Pewsey Downs. On the 

 ramparts of Old Sarum. " Not uncommon in the neighbourhood 

 of Salisbury," Mr. James Hussey. " Amesbury," Dr. Southby. 



2. South Middle District, About the barrows near Stonehenge, 

 and distributed more or less over Salisbury Plain. Not unfrequent 

 on the downs at Westbury. 



3. South-west District, Warminster, and common on the higher 

 parts of the downs. 



North Division. 



4. North-west District, " On hilly ground that has been quar- 

 ried at Box, Lucknam, and Slaughterford," Dr. Alexander 

 Prior. 



5. North-east District, On the slopes about Roundway down. 

 In plenty on the chalk-hills above Aldbourne. " Martinsell Hill, 

 White- Horse down, and Forest Hill," " Flora. Marlb" Flowers 

 generally lilac. One pair of the leaves, in the uppermost whorl, 

 is reduced to small lanceolate stipules, exhibiting beautifully the 

 real character of the stipules of the Rubiacem in general, of which, 

 the Stellatce are considered by most authors, to constitute a 

 group. 



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