18 THE NATURALIST. 



Onobryohis. Gaert, 

 X 0. sativaf Lam. Saintfoin. Bab. 88. Borders of fields, usually the 

 remains of cultivation ; " stony ground on the right of the road from 

 Little to Great Marlow," Mr. J". C. Melvill. I doubt whether this be 

 truly wild anywhere in the district. On the slopes at Hughenden Park. 



Order XXVL— EOSACEiE. 

 Prunus. Linn. 



P. communis f Huds. Bab. 90. a. P. spinosa, L. Sloe. Hedges. J p. P. 



insititia, L. Occasionally found in hedges, usually near houses. 



J 7. P. domestica, L. Hedges, Saffron Plat, High Wycombe. 

 P. avium, L. Wild Cherry. Bab. 91. Woods and hedges, frequently 



attaining the size of a tree. 

 P. Cerasusj L. Bab. 91. Woods and hedges, less frequent than the 



preceding ; and seldom, if ever, more than 10ft, high. 



SpiRm. Linn. 



S. XJlmaria. L. Meadow-sweet. Bab. 91. In damp places. 

 S. Filipendulay L. Dropwort. Bab. 92. " Meadow by the river between 

 Bisham Wood and the town (i.e. Marlow), abundant." Phyt. i. 986. 

 0.8. This station is apparently in Berks. 



PoTERiUM. Linn. Salad Burnet. 

 P. Sanguisorha, L. Bab. 92. Li meadows and in dry places, where it 



attains a much smaller size. 

 i P. muricatum^ Spach. Bab. 92. In crops of Saintfoin, not unfrequent 

 about Wycombe : especially by the railway near Bird-in-hand. 

 Agrimonia. Linn. Agrimony. 

 A. Eupatoria, L. Bab. 92. Eoadsides and borders of fields. 



Note. — I once found a specimen having the flower-spike forked at the top. 

 Alchemilla. Linn. Lady's Mantle. 

 A. vulgarisy L. Bab. 92. !N'ear Tinker's Wood, Downley; Bradenham 

 Green ; near Hazelmoor ; " in woods northwest of Marlow, beyond 

 Marlow Common." Pkyt. i. 986, O.S. iN'ot common in the district. 

 A, arvensiSf L. Bab. 93. Cornfields, waste ground, etc. 



PoTENTiLLA. Linn. Cinquefoil. 

 P. anserina, L. Silverweed. Bab. 94. Eoadsides, etc. 

 P. reptans, L. Bab. 95. Eoadsides and fields. 



P. argentea, L. Bab. 94. Occurs without special locality afiixed in Mr, 

 Mill's Marlow list. I have not seen it anywhere in the distriofc. 



