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Locality. By road-sides, hedges and bushy places in chalky 

 ground, or in woods on a marly soil. P. FL July, September. 

 Area, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In all the Districts, but not general. The root- 

 leaves greatly resemble those of Fox-glove (Digitalis purpurea), 

 but when rubbed they are readily distinguished by their aromatic 

 scent. 



PtJLICARIA, (GrAERT.) FLEA-BANE. 



Linn. CI. xix. Ord. ii. 



Name. From pulex, pulicis (Lat.) a flea, hence the English name 

 Flea-bane, from the insects' supposed dislike to the plant. 



1. P. dysenterica, (Gaert.) Dysentery Flea-bane, from dys, diseased, 

 and interon, an intestine ; in allusion to its medicinal properties. 

 Inula Engl. Bot. t. 1115. 



Locality. In moist meadows and watery places, and by the sides 

 of the Avon, brooks, and ditches. P. Fl. August, September. 

 Area, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Not uncommon throughout Wilts. Whole plant 

 more or less woolly or cottony, glutinous, with a peculiar acid aro- 

 matic scent, somewhat like the flavour of peaches. Flowers yellow, 

 terminating the stem and branches ; solitary or two together, 

 forming a kind of corymb. 



Bidens, (Linn.) Bur-marigold. 

 Linn. CI. xix. Ord. i. 

 Name. From bis, double, and dens, a tooth; in allusion to the 

 awns or teeth which crown the seed. 



1. B. tripartita (Linn.) trifid Bur-marigold, with leaves divided 

 "in tres partes," into three parts. Engl. Bot. t. 1113. Reich. 

 Icones, xvi. 941. 



Locality. In watery places, and on the sides of the Avon, 

 Kennet and Avon Canal, Ponds, and wet ditches. A. Fl. August, 

 September. Area, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Occurring in all the Districts, but 

 not frequent. A variety is occasionally observed with radiant 

 3-toothed marginal florets ; another in which the leaves are all un- 

 divided, but attention to their being petiolate, and to the outer 

 involucral bracteas, being many times longer than the flowers, will 

 distinguish it from the other British species. 



