Varvic. Selects, p. “1. — Bab. FI. Bath. p. 36. — Mack. Catal. of PI. of Ircl. p. 74. ; 
FI. Hibern. p. 143. — I'nula grandiflora, Gray’s Nat. Arr. v. ii. p. 463. — Hele- 
nium, Ray’s Syn. p. 176.— Johnson’s Gerarde, p. 793. 
Loc a lities. — In moist meadows and pastures ; rare. — Oxfordshire ; Stanton 
St. John’s : Dr. Sibtuorp. Fields on the right hand side of the new road going 
from Oxford to F.nsham, about three miles from Oxford ; and in a meadow near 
the Plough Public-House, Horton: Rev. Richard Walker, B. D. Magdalen 
Coll. — lledfordsh. Ravensden, and Stevington: Rev. C. Abbot.— Cambridgesh. 
Moor Barns; Madiogley, in a close near the road leading to Drayton; Evers- 
den Wood ; and Lolworth, in a close N. W. of the church : Rev. R. Relhan. — 
Cheshire; About old Farm Houses: Mr. Br.ADKur.y. — Coi nwall ; Gulval ; 
St. Ives; St. Michael’s Mount; St. Mary’s; and Scillv Isles: Kev. W. T. 
Bree, in M. N. H. v. iv. p. 162.— Devon ; Orchards at itosa near llsington, 
and at Christowe : FI. Devon. — Dorsetsh. In the A^ale of Blackmoor in many 
places, as Hasilbury, Sturminster Newton ; St. Margaret’s Marsh, and Lang- 
ton near Blandford: Dr. Pwlteney. — Durham ; In Castle Eden Dene, on the 
N. side, about a mile from the sea; and in many nlaces by the River Tees: FI. 
North. S; Durh. — Essex ; Hedge by the road-side at Loughton ; lane from the 
Bald-faced Stag on Epping Forest to Chigwell Church ; near a Farm House at 
Muncombe near Woodford : Mr. E. Foester, jun.— Gloucestersh. Near Wick 
Cliffs: Mr. Swayne. On the banks of the Boyd, about a quarter of a mile 
above its mouth ; Bitton Meadows, in large and long established patches: Rev. 
H. ']’. Ellicombe. — Hants ; Waste places about Freshwater, and elsewhere in 
the Isle of Wight: Waring. Road-side between A I resford and Basingstoke, 
near Preston Candover: Mr. W. Pampi.in, jun. — Herefordsh. near Richard’s 
Castle: Dr. Lloyd. — Huntingdonsh. About Riptonand Warboys. — Lancash. 
About Yealand : Robson. Several places near Dalton : Mr. Atkincon. — Mid- 
dlesex ; In a meadow at Breakspears, called Ganl'ets ; and in a close adjoining 
the Common at Harefield : Blackstone. — Norfolk; In several parts of the 
county: Mr. R. Forby. — Northamptonsh. In the home closes at Ranee ; and 
in the grounds near the church at Newton Broomshoid : Morton. — Shropsh. 
Near Lianymenech ; two miles from Bishops Castle on the Montgomery road ; 
Marlow near Ludlow : Mr. A. Aikin. — Somersetsh. Near Yeovil : M. N. Hist. 
Pastures at Hinton Abbey, near the Fish-ponds: Mr. Sale. — Staffordsh. 
Himley Wood: Rev. W. T. Bkee. — Suffolk; At Mettingham: Mr. Wood- 
ward. Pa.ham, the Hall Farm; Ufi’ord: Rev. C. Craf.ee. Sibton, Bram- 
field, and Heveningham: Mr. Davy. — Warwtcksh. Studley, in the Castle 
Field ; and at Grafton : T. Purton, Esq. — Wilts ; ltiver-side near Bemerton : 
Dr. Maton. Lower Whitacre: Rev. W. T. Bree. — Worcesiersh. In great 
abundance on the side of Breedon Hill, in the ascent from Great Comberion: 
Nash. Between Worcester and Ludlow ; and near Stanford Bridge : Illust. — 
Yorksh. In Mowthorpe Dale: Teesdale. Byland Wood near Coxwold : Rev. 
Archdeacon Pierson. Near Copgrove, and Newby : llev. J. Dalton. Pas- 
tures above Fountains Abbey: Mr. Brunton. On low land near the River 
Don, about six miles from Doncaster: S. Appleby. Hayburn Wyke, near 
Scarborough; Rev. A. Bloxam, and E. F. Witts, Esq.— In WALES; 
SCOTLAND; and IRELAND; but rare. 
Perennial. — Flowers in July and August. 
Boot thick, branching, brown, aromatic, and mucilaginous. Stem 
from 3 to 5 feet high, upright, leafy, round, furrowed, downy ; 
branched towards the top. Lower leaves large, stalked, spear- 
shaped ; upper leaves egg-spear-shaped, sessile, clasping the stem, 
serrated, veiny, deep green, slightly hairy above ; whitish-green, 
and downy underneath. Flowers large, solitary, terminating the 
stem and branches. Scales of the involucrum broad, recurved, 
leafv, finely downy on both sides. Florets all yellow ; those of 
the ray long and narrow, each terminating in 3 unequal teeth. 
Seed quadrangular, smooth. Pappus roughish. Receptacle reti- 
culated, not quite smooth or naked. 
This is the Elecampane of the simps ; the root is esteemed a good pectoral ; 
and the scab in sheep is cured by a decoction of il. Bruised and macerated io 
urine with balls of ashes and wortle-berries, it dyes a fine blue colour. An in- 
fusion of the fresh root, sweetened with honey, is considered an exeellent medi- 
cine in the hooping cough. Horses and goals eat this plant ; cows, sheep, and 
sw ine reluse it. 
