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HISTORY OF THE COUNTY BOTANY OF WORCESTER. 
them cool and refreshing in summer, and preventing their 
readily freezing in winter; and their utilisation and con¬ 
servation appear to be a matter not only worthy of enquiry, 
but one of National importance, and to demand Imperial 
legislation. 
The Commissioners state that only water derived from 
wells more than 100 feet in depth, and from deep-seated 
springs can be considered reasonably safe, for in these the 
organic matter contained in the water is rapidly oxidised in 
percolation through porous and aerated soil and permeable 
rock.” 
(To be continued.) 
HISTORY OF THE COUNTY BOTANY OF WORCESTER. 
BY WM. MATHEWS, M.A. 
( Continued from page 21.) 
William Scott, “ Stourbridge and its Vicinity.” 
f J. setaceus. Morasses, banks of streams, and other humid sites. 
This must he an error for S city us setaceus, hut this 
plant is mentioned further on. 
* Scirpus palustris. Pool near the Heath. 
I S. lacustris. Chickliill Pool, Himley, and other localities in 
Stafford. 
This is the plant communicated to Purton as S. 
carinatus. 
* S. setaceus. Pedmore Common ; field adjoining Mount Carmel. 
| * S. acicularis. Reservoirs, &c. 
Query county ? 
J S. pauciflorus. Reservoirs, &c. 
Query county ? 
* Eriophorum (angustifolium). Meadows in the Yale of Stour; Ped¬ 
more Common. 
Carex paniculata. Marshes near the Heath and on the Stour. 
f C. teretiuscula. Marshes near the Heath; banks of Stour; 
Harborough Pool. 
1 suspect an error for a narrow form of C. panicu¬ 
lata. 
C. vulpina. Banks of Stour and canals. 
C. muricata. Hill Pool Holloway ; Ismere. 
* C. remota. Hagley Park. 
