278 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY BOTANY OF WORCESTER. 
HISTORY OF THE COUNTY BOTANY OF WORCESTER. 
BY WM. MATHEWS, M.A. 
(Continued from page 224.) 
“ The New Botanists’ Guide,” by Hewett Cottrell Watson, 
was published in 1835. The list of plants for the county of 
Worcester is founded almost entirely on materials supplied 
by the late Mr. Edwin Lees. In addition to the list 
contained in the “ Illustrations of the Natural History of 
Worcestershire,” Mr. Lees furnished Mr. Watson with a 
checked catalogue of plants in Worcestershire or on its 
borders. The latter, distinguished by Mr. Watson by the 
words “Lees’ cat.,” include the following records, the 
localities in many instances being unhappily omitted :— 
Papaver hybridum. See “ Botany of Worcestershire,” p. 39. 
P. hybrulum is in Pitt's List, 1810, see “ Midland 
Naturalist," Vol. X., p. 201, where, however, 
I affixed to it a sign of discredit. 
Hesperis matronalis. Occurring sometimes, but obviously a garden 
outcast. 
f Sisymbrium Irio. Must, I think, be an error. 
+ Isatis tinctoria. On a marl cliff close to the Severn, Mitbe Toot 
Hill, Tewkesbury, where the Severn divides Worcestershire 
and Gloucestershire. This locality is in the county of Gloucester. 
Reseda lutea. 
f Stellaria nemorum. Must be an error. 
Geranium pyrenaicum. 
f Genista pilosa. An error. Said to have been gathered at Little 
Malvern by the late Mr. Borrer. See Lees “ Botany of Worcester¬ 
shire,” p. 73. 
Rubus suberectus. 
R. rhamnifolius. 
R. Kcehleri. 
members of the general public interested in planting or agricultural 
business in India and the Colonies. 
“ W. Thistleton Dyer, Director. 
“ 1st of January, 1887.” 
This work has appeared regularly, and has been well sustained. 
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who take an interest in the prosperity of our colonies, and gives one a 
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