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-making a few Obfervations upon this Lift. This, 
though a Plant frequently met with upon the Conti- 
nent, and very well deferibed by botanical Writers, 
we feldom find near London 5 but it grows in many 
Parts of England by the Sides of large (landing Pools, 
and near the Banks of Fens. I am informed by 
Robert More , Efq; an excellent Botanift, and a very 
worthy Member of this Society, that it grows plenti- 
fully in many Parts of Shropshire . I have lately re- 
ceived it from Dr. Wtlmer, who gather’d it by the 
Sides of the Rivet Colne , not far from Uxbridge. 
It is mentioned by Mr. Ray to grow near Brereton 
Mere in Cheshire, and in feveral other Places. You 
find it mention’d by Gefner{ 1)5 and JEepfer, in his 
Hiftory thereof, has given us four Tables of different 
Parts fufficiently accurate. It is figured and deferibed 
by John Bauhin (2). Lobeh Icon . 208, relates to 
this Plant. Dodontenss Figure, which is not a bad 
one for the Time, is copied both by Gerard and 
Rarkinfon . Morrifon has given us two Figures thereof, 
one in his general Hiftory, the other in his Book de 
Umbelliferis , though under different Names. But 
the moll elegant and deferiptive Figures are thofe of 
the Hortas Eyjlettenjis and Riyinus . As the Syn- 
onyma of this Plant are very many, and very differ- 
ent, 1 have inferted them at the Bottom of the next 
Pagc§. 
Tho* 
(1) Geftier Hort. 254. 
j(2) J. Bauhm. III. p. 175.J 
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