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HISTORY OF THE COUNTY BOTANY OF WORCESTER. 
editions published in liis life-time. But I have found it 
necessary to read through the fourth edition also, edited by 
his son, and published in 1801, two years after the author's 
death. This has yielded, among others, the following- 
records :— 
Cardamine pratensis, var. 2, double flowered, p. 568. In a field S.W. 
of the Tap House at Hagley. This must be the plant referred to 
by Scott as Cardamine impatiens. 
(Enothera biennis, p. 361. In Worcestershire; Kev. Mr. Bourne. 
This is included in Purton's list, on the same authority. The 
notice in Withering must take precedence of that in Purton, 
“Midland Flora," p. 195; “Midland Naturalist," Vol. X., 
p. 222. 
Saxifraga umbrosa, p. 394. In a sloping field a little below Moseley 
Common ; Mr. W. Evans. Must have been a garden escape. 
Angelica Arcbangelica, p. 293. Broadmoore, about 7 miles N.W. 
from Birmingham. N.W. must be a mistake for S.W. A. Arch¬ 
angelica is not a British plant, and not naturalised in this country. 
* Erigeron acre, p. 703. Lime rocks, Dudley. 
Previously mentioned by Dr. Sheward as growing 
on walls about Worcester Cathedral. 
Hieracium sylvaticum, p. 671. (H. vulgatum. Fries.) Dudley 
Castle Hill. This must take precedence of Perry's record. 
Euphorbia Characias, p. 443. On Malvern Hill, between the Inn 
and the Wells. This is not a British plant, and not naturalised. 
Narcissus bifiorus, p. 325. In fields near Yardley Wood Pool, 
Worcestershire, together with N. Pseudo-narcissus. 
This must take precedence of the record in Scott. 
Osmunda regalis, p. 747. This plant, though before not to be 
found for many miles around Birmingham, lately appeared on 
a butt on Moseley Common, artificially made with mud from a 
deep pit, in which the seeds had probably lain for a great 
length of time. It continued to flourish so long as the butt 
was permitted to remain, but has probably now again disap¬ 
peared. 
It will appear in the sequel that it existed at 
Moseley up to the enclosure of the Green in 
1810, or about that time. 
Cardamine pratensis and Osmunda regalis are new records. 
(Enothera biennis must take precedence of the record in 
Purton, Hieracium sylvaticum of the record by Perry, and 
Narcissus bifiorus of the record in Scott. 
In order to be sure that I have missed no other Worces¬ 
tershire plants recorded by the Witherings, I have read 
through the seventh edition of the “ Arrangement,” that is, 
the fourth edition edited by the son, published in 1830. 
This contains many notices by Purton and other contemporary 
botanists, and, among others, a reference, Yol. II., p. 46, to 
the discovery of Epipactis purpurata, as recorded in the 
