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PROCEEDINGS COTTESWOLD CLUB 
1915 
Among other plants, the following may be noted : — 
Clematis Vitalba (Traveller’s Joy) is common in hedges and 
Ranunculus parviflorus is abundant on banks about Cherring- 
ton. Nyuiphcea lutca (Yellow Water-lily) is plentiful in the 
stream at Brokenborough, Erysimum cheiranthoides grows on 
old walls about Tetbury, and Sisymbrium thalianum is 
plentiful on walls between Tetbury and Avening. Polygala 
calcar ea, a rare species of Milkwort, grows on hill-slopes near 
Avening. 
Ccrastium arvense is frequent on cultivated land ; Arcnaria 
tenuifolia is plentiful about railway embankments ; Geranium 
rotundifolium occurs on a bank by Culkerton Station ; G. 
pratense (the Large Blue Wild Geranium) is frequent in hedges ; 
and G. pyrcnaicum grows near Long Newton. 
Spircea fUipendida (Drop wort) is a common plant in this 
district, and Cotyledon ujnbilicus (Navelwort) grows plentifully 
on old walls in many places. Hippuris vulgaris (Marestail) 
grows near Avening, and Dipsacus pilosus (the Small Teasel) in 
coppices at Cherrington. Kentranthus ruber (the Red Valerian) 
is a great ornament to the old walls about Tetbury. Anthemis 
arvensis (Corn-chamomile) is not uncommon, and Senescio 
viscosus occurs near Culkerton Station. 
Carduus eriophorus (the great Woolly-headed Thistle) is 
a frequent and conspicuous plant in this neighbourhood, 
Cichorium intybus (Wild Chicory) grows in fields around 
Cherrington, Campanula glomerata (Clustered Bell-flower) fre- 
quently on hill sides, Monotropa hypopitys (Yellow Bird’s- 
nest) in beech- woods at Culkerton and near Nails worth, 
Hyoscyamus niger (Henbane) in an old quarry near Avening, 
V erbascum nigrum (Black Mullein) is rather common. Cala- 
rnintha montana (Calamint) occurs near Cherrington, and 
Salvia verbenaca (Wild Clary) on a bank near Tetbury railway 
station, along with Verbena officinalis (Vervain). Elodea 
Canadensis (Water-Thyme) may be found, as well as Sagittaria 
sagittifolia (Arrow-head) in the stream at Brokenborough. 
Neottia nidus-avis (Bird’s-nest Orchis) and Cephalan- 
thera grandiflora (White Helleborine) are found not un- 
frequently in beech-woods, and Ophrys apifera (Bee Orchis) 
on open pastures. Orchis incarnata (Marsh Orchis) grows near 
