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THE NATURALIST. 



Valerianella. Moench. Corn Salad. 

 V. oUtoria, Moencli. Lamb's Lettuce. Bab. 164. Cornfields, banks, and 

 waste ground. 



V. dentata, Deitr. Bab. 165. Clover fields, not unfrequent ; West 

 Wycombe, Little Marlow, etc. 



Order XLIY.— DIPSACACEiE. 

 DiPSACus. Linn. Teasel. 

 D. sylvestris, L. Bab. 165. Hedges in damp places, and by streams, 

 not very common. 



D. pilosus, L. Shepherd's Eod. Bab. 166. "At High Wycombe. Ifr. 



J. Mayer" Botanists' Guide, i. 34. The only place in which I have 

 been able to find it is on the right hand side of the road from Wycombe 

 to Marlow, between Cressex Farm and Handy Cross, where it grows 

 very sparingly. 



Knautia. CouU. Field Scabious. 

 K. arvensis, Coult. Bab. 166. Cornfields and banks. 



ScABiosA. Linn. Scabious. 

 S. succisa, L. Devil'sbit. Bab. 166. Woods and pastures, not common. 

 Whittington Park ; meadow near West Wycombe. 

 Note. — Occurred at Whittington Park with pale pink blossoms. 

 8. Columbaria, L. Bab. 166. Banks and sides of fields. 

 Note. — Frequently occurs with white fiowers. 



Order XLV.— COMPOSITE. 

 EuPATORiUM. Linn. Hemp Agrimony. 



E. cannabinum, L. Bab. 173. Ditch sides in ]C^ewland and near the 



Marsh; plentiful by the Thames. 



Petasites. Gaert. Butterbur. 

 P. vulgaris, Desf. Bab. 173. By the Wick in several places ; also by the 

 Thames. 



TussiLAGo. Linn. Colt'sfoot. 

 T. Farfara, L. Bab. 173: Cornfields, railway banks, and waste ground, 

 not very common. 



Erigeron. Linn. Eleabane. 

 E, aeris, L. Bab. 174. Dry places ; hill near West Wycombe ; roadside 

 near the Union, Saunderton ; Bledlow Eidge ; field near Marlow, with 

 Trifolium arvense ; White Hill, between Wycombe and Beaconsfield. 



