288 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY BOTANY OF WORCESTER. Oct., 1892. 
The fact is that Mr. Edwin Lees was not a 'persona grata 
to Mr. H. C. Watson. The latter, with somewhat unneces¬ 
sary ostentation, ignored Mr. Lees’s work, made unpleasant 
comments upon it, and Mr. Lees was not always suffi¬ 
ciently wise to conceal his annoyance. I shall therefore 
use the records so far as they suit my purpose, and when old 
records are called new ones, I shall not hesitate to say so. 
The Editor and Recorder was Dr. Frederic Arnold Lees, 
who, during the publication of the Reports, resided for some 
time in Kidderminster, and to whom we are indebted for 
some new records from that part of the county. 
The Club issued the following publications :— 
First Quinquennial Volume. 
Report for 1878.—E. Newman, London, 1874. 
,, 1874.—E. Newman, London, 1875. 
,, 1875.—T. P. Newman, London, 1876. 
-,, 1876.—T. P. Newman, London, 1877. 
,, 1877.—West, Newman, and Co., London, 1878. 
With summary of new County Records. 
Second Quinquennial Volume. 
Report for 1878.—West, Newman, and Co., London, 1879. 
,, 1879.—James Collins and Co., Manchester, 1880. 
,, 1880.—James Collins and Co., Manchester, 1882. 
,, 1881 and 1882.—James Collins and Co., Man¬ 
chester, 1883. 
Third Quinquennial Volume. 
Report for 1883.—James Collins and Co., Manchester, 
1884. 
,, 1884, 1885, and 1886.—James Collins and 
Co., Manchester, 1887. 
I propose to examine these volumes before proceeding to 
other sources of information. 
Report for 1873 :— 
Sinapis monensis, Huds. -This plant was discovered by John 
Fraser, Esq., of Wolverhampton, on Sutton Common, near 
Kidderminster, about a mile from the town, on the Stourport 
Road. I have specimens from this locality, gathered by the 
late Rev. J. H. Thompson, labelled Sinapis Cheirantlius, 
Koch. My own specimens, gathered in 1874 and 1876, are 
labelled Brassica Cheirantlius, Vill., and bear a marked 
resemblance to that species gathered at St. Ouen’s, Jersey. 
Sutton Common was ploughed up some time after the date 
last mentioned, and has been subsequently built upon. 
* Anthriscus vulgaris, L. Roadside bank close to town of Stour¬ 
bridge on south side, Worcestershire ; on new red sandstone. 
This is not a new record. It was noted by Mr. Edwin Lees, 
“Botany of Malvern Hills,” 1st edition, 1843, p. 20; 2nd edition, 
1852, p. 42 ; “ Botany of Worcester,” Tab., p. 14. In all the districts. 
I have a specimen from Bewdley, gathered on the 3rd June, 1857 1 
