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dysenterica , Marsh Cross-wort, Galium palustre, Bog Stitch- 
wort, S tell aria uliginosa, and the Toad Rush, Juncus bufonius. 
The Marsh Violet, Viola palustris, occurs sparingly in a 
marshy bit near Atherstone; Marsh Valerian, Valeriana dioicct, 
near Burton Hastings; the Impatient Lady’s-smock, Cardamine 
impatiens, Hartsliill; Water Dropwort, (Enanthe fistulosa, in 
about three localities ; the Bitter Lady’s-smock, Cardamine 
amara, Shuttington, Mancetter, and Burton Hastings. Grass 
of Parnassus, Parnassia palustris, Cinquefoil, Comarum 
palustre , the Bog Pimpernel, Anagallis tenella, the Penny-rot, 
Hydrocotyle vulgaris, the Butterwort, Pinguicula vulgaris, 
are not, so far as I have seen, to be found in the district. 
Blinks, Montia fontana is fairly frequent, and the Great 
Chickweed, Stellaria aquatica, is more frequent than in any 
other Warwickshire district. 
Of plants usually found on hedge banks, waysides, and 
waste places, I find many that are noteworthy. The White 
Bryony, Bryonia dioica ; Black Bryony, Tamus communis ; 
the Dogwood, Comas sanguinea ; and the Privet, Ligustrum 
vulgare, are all widely spread through the district. The 
Buckthorn, Rhamnus catharticus, and Barberry, Berberis 
vulgaris, are both rare ; the Alder Buckthorn, Rhamnus 
Frangula, and Spindle Tree, Euonymus Europceus, both appear 
to be absent; and the Guelder Rose, Viburnum Opulus, 
though rare in hedges, occurs in many of the woods. 
The Hemlock, Conium. maculatum, is abundant in two 
localities near Warton and Caldecote ; the Teasel, Dipsacus 
sylvestris ; Pepper saxifrage, Silaus pratensis ; Rest Harrow, 
Ononis campestris, occur over wide areas; but the Gout weed, 
CBgopodium Podagraria , and Greater Celandine, Chelidonium 
majus, both usually abundant near our Warwickshire villages, 
are remarkably rare. The Hairy St. John’s Wort, Hypericum 
hirsutum, and Bastard Stone Parsley, Sison Amomum, are both 
local; and the Greater Burnet Saxifrage, Pimpinella rnagna ; 
Meadow Rue, Thalictrum flavum ; Wild Basil, Calamintha 
Clinopodium ; Meadow Geranium, Geranium pratense ; Bladder 
Campion, Silene inflata ; Tuberose Pea, Orobus tuberosus, are 
among the most rare plants of the district. And the following, 
all of which occur in the valley of the Sence, are absent from 
that of the Anker proper:— Inula Conyza, Galium Mollugo, 
Charophyllum Anthriscus, Pyrus communis, and Prunus Cerasus. 
I also find Arctium majus, A. minus, and A. intermedins at wide 
intervals. 
Ferns, with the exception of the Bracken, Pteris 
aquilina, which occurs throughout the district, are often 
absent over wide areas, and are usually represented by the 
