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apparently far from common. Has any botanist observed this 

 species in (District 5)? I bave not any note of its occurrence. 



[2. L. virosa, (Linn.) strong scented Lettuce. Engl. Bot. t. 1957, 

 has been reported to grow on a hedge-bank in a lane leading from 

 Southbrook to Lower Stratton, near Swindon. It would be well 

 to have this locality confirmed during the ensuing summer.] 



Leontodon, (Linn.) Dandelion. 

 Linn. CI. xix. Ord. i. 



Name. From (leon, leontos,) a lion, and (odous) a tooth ; in! 

 allusion to the tooth-shaped divisions of the leaves. French, Dent 

 de lion, English, Dandelion. 



1. L. Taraxacum, (Linn.) common Dandelion ; from (tarasso), to 

 disturb ; in allusion to its medicinal properties. Engl. Bot. t. 510.: 



Locality. Waste ground, pastures, and old walls. P. Fl. March) 

 September. Area, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Abundant in all the Districts^ 

 "We have two extreme varieties of L. Taraxicum occurring in: 

 Wilts, a. outer scales of the flowering involucre reflexed. /3.| 

 scales of the flowering involucre erect, adpressed, but there are! 

 several intermediate forms occasionally met with on the Downs.' 



Sonchus, (Linn.) Sowthistle. 

 Linn. CI. xix. Ord. 1. 

 Name. A word used by Pliny, for the sow-thistle, from thei 

 Greek sonchos. 



1. S. oleraceus (Linn.) common sow-thistle, Oleraceus (Lat.) ofl 

 the nature of a pot-herb, — olus. Engl. Bot. t. 843. 



Locality. Cultivated and waste ground. A. Fl. June, Augustl 

 Area, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Common in all the Districts. Leaves clasping! 

 the stem, with spreading saggitate auricles. Fruit longitudinally] 

 ribbed and transversely rugose. 



2. S. asper (Hofftn.) sharp-fringed annual Sow-thistle. EngLu 

 Bot. t. Suppl. 2765, 2766. 



Locality. In similar places with the last, and nearly as common. 

 A. Fl. June, September. Area, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Leaves, sharply 

 toothed, all lanceolate with rounded auricles. Fruit longitudinally i 

 ribbed smooth. 



