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THE NATURALIST. 



[L. sativum, L. Garden Cress. Bab. 33. Eiibbisli-lieaps near tbc mill 

 at Marsh Green, 1 8 6 5 . ] 



Capsblla. Vent. Sliepberd's Purse. 

 C. Bursa-Pastoris, DC. Bab. 33. A common weed. 



Sbnebiera. Pcrs. 



S. coronopus, Poiret. Swine's Cress. Bab. 34. Not uncommon on waste 

 ground. 



IsATis. Linn. "Woad. 

 * I. tinctoria, L. " Pare." Bab. 34. A fine plant (1865), near tbe 

 railway, near Bird in Hand. 



Eaphanus. Linn. Padish. 

 R. RapJianistrum, L. " White Cherlock." Bab. 35. Cornfields and 

 waste ground, common. 



Order YII— PESEDACE^. 

 Peseda. Linn. 



R. lutea, L. Wild Mignonette. Bab. 35. Pailway banks, hedgebanks, 



and cloverfields, frequent. 

 R. luteola, L. Weld. Bab. 36. Chalkpits and waste ground, less common 



than R. lutea. Near Marlow, etc. 



Order VIII— CISTACE^. 

 Helianthemum. Gaert. Pock Pose. 

 H. vulgare, Gaert. Bab. 37. Commons and hedgebanks. 

 Note — Occasionally varies with white flowers. 



Order IX— YIOLACE^. 

 Viola. Linn. Violet. 

 V. odorata, L. Sweet Violet. Bab. 37. Banks, common. In some 

 places the white-flowered variety (F. alba) is the more common form. 



Note — A very pretty variety occurred near Little Marlow, having white petals, 

 tipped with purple ; and specimens, the petals of which are purple at the back, and 

 white in front, are by no means uncommon. 



V. hirta, L. Bab. 38. Hedgebanks, frequent. 



Note — Mr. Bentham thinks this " most probably a mere variety" of V. odorata. 



V. sylvatica, Eries. /3 V. Riviniana, P. Bab. 38. Banks and woods, com- 

 mon. The form V. Reichenhachiana, Bor., probably also occurs, but I 

 do not remember to have seen it, 



Note — This species produces petal-less blossoms late in the season. Both it and 

 the next species are indiscriminately termed " Dog Yiolet." 



