Wood: W. B. — About Appleton and Eaton : Miss Hoskins. — Bedfordsh. Mil- 
ton Hill; and Bromham Pastures: Abbot. — Bucks. Gravel-pit near Burn- 
ham ; and at Cliffilen : Mr. Gotobed. In an old chalk-pit at Gerarde’s Cross, 
plentiful: Beackstonf,. In an old chalk-pit near Medenham, on the road be- 
tween Henley and Marlow : Mr. E. Jf.nner, 1833. — Cambridgesh. Teversharn 
Moor; Pastures near Madingley Gap; Shelford Common, Otc.: Rfehan — 
Cheshire; Fields from New Ferry to Park Gate : Biiaoburv. — Cumberland; 
Spade Adam, near the House: Hutchinson. — Derbysh . Pleasly Park : Coke. 
Whiteweil: Pii.kington. — Devon; Braun ton Burrows: Waveel. Brans- 
com be Cliff's, and near Star-cross. Jervis .— Dorset ; Not uncommon on the 
Chalky Downs, on Hod, and Hambledon Hills; in the Isle of Branksea; in 
Purbeck; and in Nutford-field, near Biandford: Pueteney. — Essex; Bordets 
of fields about Kickling : Forstk r. — I n the chalk-pit and corn-fields near New- 
port, and in fields near the Broom, Henham : Forster. Near Broomfield : 
Loudon. — Gloucestersh. Vale of Dudcombe, near Painswick : Roberts. Plen- 
tiful on the hills about Stroud : G. W.Sanoys, Esq. Pemb. Coll. Oxford. — 
Hampsh. Bordean Hill: Pulteney. Banks in the King’s-field, Selborne: 
White. Road-side between St. Lawrence and Shatiklin, near Carisbrook 
Castle; and Ventnor Cove, Isle of Wight: Bot. Guide, and.With. Arr ,-Here- 
fordsh. In the Northern and Eastern parts: Duncomb. — Herts ; Common in 
the chalky parts of the county: J. Woods. — Kent ; Plentiful about Dover: 
Dieewyn. About Gravesend : Blackstonf. About Feversham : Mr. E. 
Jacob. About Cuxton : Rev. H. T. Ellicombk. — Lancash. Knot's hole Rocks 
near Liverpool: Bostock. — Leicestersh. About Saltby.and Sproxton: Crabrk. 
— Lincolnsh. In Belton Park : Martyk. — Norfolk ; Bath Hills, Ditchingham ; 
and at Bressingham : Woodward. Raveningham : Fishi r. — Northamptonsh. 
The more barren pastures at Thorp Malsor: Morton. — Notts ; In White Moor 
Close near Radford Church ; and about Mansfield : Martyn. — Shropsh. Cole- 
brook Dale; Wenlock Edge near Harley: Evans. — Somersetsh. On St. Vin- 
cent’s Rook; and in Leigh Wood: Dyer. About Bitton near Bath: Rev. 11. 
T. Eeeioombe. Near Yeovil: M. N. II. — Stnffordsh. Ranton Abbey: Dr. 
Withering. — Suffolk; About Bury: Sir T. G. Cut.eum. Near Bungay: 
Woodward. About Voxford : Davy. Surrey; Common about Dorking, 
and in the chalky parts of the county ; on Reigate Hill, and in the great chalk- 
pit near Cheam : Bot. Guide . — Sussex ; On the Downs, but not very frequent: 
W. Borrer, Esq. — Warwicksh. Great Alne, Grafton, and near Roll’s Wood: 
Purton. Road between Alcester and Stratford: Rev. XV. T. Br ee and Mr. 
W. G. Pfrrv. — Worcestersh. Side of Malvern Chace: Ballard. Edge of 
the Ridd Cliff: Dr. Stokes. About Great Comberton, and elsewhere : Nash. 
— Yorksh. On the wolds near Beverley ; between Doncaster and Ferry Bridge; 
About Thorp Arch, and Kippax; common about Copsgrove: Burton Lime- 
kilns; Mackershaw Wood ; Studley Lime-kilns ; and otberplaces abnut Ripon, 
plentiful; near Sheffield; Bet. Guide; and about Rotherham: Langley. — 
WALES. Carnarvonsh. Near tile Orme's Head : Evans. — Denbighsh. About 
Abergele: Griffith. Flintsh. Fields at the sea coast near Rhyl: Griffith. 
Side of the hill by the road-side leading from St. Winifred's Well at Holywell 
to the sea coast : Bingley. Old pastures near Downing: Davies. — Glamor- 
qansh. Fiequent in the Peninsular of Gower, and other parts of the county : 
Dieewyn . — Not found in SCOTLAND: Dr. Hooker. — IRELAND. Fie- 
quent in the county of Dublin. Not found in the southern counties: Mackay. 
Annual. — Flowers from June to September. 
Root of a few twisted fibres. Stein from 6 inches to 2 feet high, 
upright, round, smooth, leafy, unbranched. Leaves egg-shaped, 
pointed, connato-perfoliate (each pair being so combined as to ap- 
pear like one leaf with the stem growing through it). Flowers 
In a repeatedly forked panicle, with a pair of leaves at the base of 
each fork. Calyx of 8, sometimes 10, sepals. Corolla bright 
yellow, the segments of the limb lap over each other, and vary from 
8 to 10. Stamens from 6 to 9 or 10. Style thickest towards the 
top, cloven, yellow. Stigmas 2, scarlet. 
The whole plant is of a glaucous colour, and very bitter, and is considered to 
possess llie same medical viitues as Gentiana and Erythraea. Sir J. E. Smith 
says the flo-'ers open in sunshine only. The Rev. G. E. Smith observes, in his 
interesting little work quoted above, that “ thecential flower expands early in 
tbe morning, and closes at noon ; the lateial flowers then expand, and continue 
open until sunset.” — The accompanying Plate is from a beautiful drawing by 
Miss Isabella M. Clark, by whom it was kindly presented to the Editor. 
