— Cornwall ; On the Goonhilly Downs, near Helstone: Rev. ,T. P. Jones, in 
Bot. Tour. — Devon ; Cliudleigh, Bovey, Healhficld, Ashburton, Holm Chase, 
Ilsington, Marychurch, &c. : FI. Devon. — Durham; On Cleadon Hills; on 
the sea coast near Whitburn ; on hedge banks near Hilton Ferry ; at Hamster- 
lev ; and near Winch Bridge: Teesdale. — Essex; Near Woodford: Warner. 
— Gloucestersh. In Oakley Woods, near Cirencester ; woods near Chedworth, 
and Withington: W. B. — Kent; Near the late Decoy Ponds at Graveney, near 
Feversham : E. Jacob, Esq. — Lancash. Dingle, near Liverpool: G. Cros- 
field, Esq. — Leicestersk. Woods near Grooby Pool: Rev. A. Bloxam, in 
Mag. of Nat. Hist. v. iii. p. 167. — Northumberland ; Near Norton: J. Hogg, 
Esq. Infields near Walker; and at West Dipton near Hexham : Wallis. — 
Notts ; Near Nottingham, in the hollow without the sate opening towards Rad- 
ford Lings coming fiom Larkdale: Dr. Defrinc. — Somersetsh. Below Small- 
combe Wood ; at Conkwell, Warley, Combe Down, and between Wraxballand 
the Horse and Jockey: Rev. C. C. Babinoton. — Surrey: In a wood near 
Dulwich: Mag. Nat. Hist. — Warwicksh. Woods and fields, common: Mr. 
Purton. Near Rugby: Rev. A. Bloxam. — Wilts ; Near Great Bedwyn : W. 
Bartlett, Esq. — Worcestersh. Borders of Perry and Nunnery Woods, &c. 
Abundant on the bank at Rainbow Hill, previous to the alteration of the road : 
Mr. Edwin Lees, in Illust. of the Nat. Hist, of Worcestershire. |[ — Yorksh. 
Near Richmond : Loudon’s Mag. Nat. Hist. v. iv. p. 72. — WALES, in the 
Isle of Anglesey ; Rev. II. Davies. — SCOTLAND. Woods and wet pastures, 
but not common: Lichtfoot. — Banks of the Clyde between Daldowie and 
Bothwell : Hopkirk. Sea-shore near the mouth of the Dee; Galloway; and 
between the Nunnery and Senvvick, in the parish of Borgue: Dr. Walker. — 
IRELAND. Cliffs at Brandon, county of Kerry, 1834, J. T. Maokav. 
Perennial. — Flowers from July to September. 
Root somewhat woody. Stem upright, straight, from 2 to 3 feet 
high or more, leafy, angular, furrowed, smooth, solid, often reddish, 
not branched, except at the summit. Leaves alternate, half stem- 
clasping, lyrate or variously pinnatifid (wing-cleft), sometimes en- 
tire, always sharply toothed or serrated, usually smooth, but 
occasionally downy on the under side. Flowers corymbose, of a 
reddish purple colour, sometimes white. Involucrnm (fig. 1.) 
nearly cylindrical, closely tiled, smooth ; its scales somewhat co- 
loured, and downy at the edges, inner ones gradually longer. 
Seeds striated. Pappus shorter than the florets, bristly, unequal, 
yellowish, rough with short pointed teeth, not feathery. Receptacle 
with long chaffy scales, which are twisted when dry, see fig. 7. 
Whole plant firm, rigid, and hard to the touch, but not prickly. Linnaeus 
says, it is much used in Sweden as a yellow dye for coarse woollen cloths ; aod 
Haller lecords, on the authority of some foreign writers, that the above colour, 
fixed by means of alum, is both beautiful and permanent, and with the addition 
of blue, makes a better green than either Reseda luteola, or Genista tinctoria, 
for dying wool or si'k. Goats eat this plant; horses are not fond of it ; sheep, 
swine, and cows refuse it. 
A small, dark brown, fungus f'Puccinia compositarum, Hook. Brit. FI. v. ii. 
pt. ii. p. 365 V is paiasitic on the leaves of this plant in the Oxford Bot. Garden. 
The Rev. R. Bree, Mr. (now Dr.) Brown, and the late Mr. Smith, have ob- 
served the flowers of this species to be in effect dioecious, those on one plant 
having imperfect anthers; those on another abortive stigmas. Sm. Engl. FI. — 
See also Tr. of Linn. Soc. v. xii. p. 123. and v. xiii. p.593. 
|| “ Illustrations of the Nat. Hist, of Worcestershire, with information on 
the Statistics, Zoology, and Geology of the County ; including also a short ac- 
count of its Mineral Waters ; by Charles Hastings, M. D. Published at the 
request of the Council of the Worcestershire Natural History Society. London : 
published by Sherwood, Gtlbert, and Piper; and Lees, Worcester ; 1834.” 
An excellent little work, abounding in useful and interesting information in 
every branch of Natural History. To such Botanical and Entomological Stu- 
dents, who may be residing in, or visiting Worcester and its neighbourhood, it 
will be found of very essential service, as it contains a perfect list of all “ the 
most remarkable and interesting plants indigenous to Worcestershire, with their 
Habitats.” Also a list of the more rare and beautiful Lepidopterous Insects of 
the county. These lists were contributed to the work by an excellent and inde- 
fatigable Entomologist and Botanist, Mr. Edwin Lees, I\ L. S., &c. 
