194 



The Flora of Wiltshire. 



day (25th July). Ragwort; from the variously cut and divided 

 leaves. Engl. Bot. t. 1130. 



Locality. "Waste ground and neglected pastures. P. Fl. July, 

 September. Area, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Frequent throughout Wilts, j 

 "When eaten down or checked in its growth, it will often assume 

 the spreading inflorescence of the next species S. aquaticus, when 

 it can only be distinguished by the inspection of the achenes. 



6. S. aquaticus, (Huds.) watery or Marsh Ragwort. Engl. Bot. 

 t. 1131. 



Locality. In wet meadows, and by the sides of the Avon, 

 ponds, and ditches. P. Fl. July, August. Area, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. j 

 Generally distributed. Much like to the last species but varying 

 greatly in height and foliage, according to the nature of the soil. 

 The lesser corymb, larger flowers, and perfectly smooth seeds, con- 

 stitute the chief features of distinction. 



7. S. saracenicus, (Linn.) broad leaved Groundsel. Engl.Bot.t.22ll. 

 Locality. Moist meadows, and by the sides of streams, rare. P. 



Fl. August. Area, 1. * * 4. * 



South Division. 



1. South-east District, "Swamp between the old Canal, and 

 Whaddon, not far from Grimstead," Mr. W. H. Hatcher. 



North Division. 



4. North-west District, By the roadside on the Melksham side of 

 the Canal bridge at Semington, " By the river-side a little beyond 

 the Dundas Aqueduct/' Flora Bath. 



Very local in Wilts, and most probably introduced. Root creeping, 

 Stems erect from 3 to 5 feet high, angular leafy smooth scarcely 

 branched ; corymbose and many flowered at the summit. 



8. S. campestris, (D. C.) field Fleawort. Cineraria, Betz. C, 

 integrifolia, With. Engl. Bot, t. 152. 



Locality. Chalk downs, and open chalky pastures, rare. P. Fl 9 

 May, June. Area, 1. 2. 3. * 5. 



South Division. 



1. South-east District, "Dry chalky hills near "Winterslow, <( Maton f s 

 Nat. Hist. Wilts." "Amesbury," D r . Southby. "Durnford," 

 Mr. James Hussey. 



