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tirrhinum aryophyllum , whether there are such plants in the catalogue before 
mentioned. 
In Mr. Watson's New Botanist's Guide , Clematis bitalba is not mentioned 
as occurring in Essex, but when I visited that county in August I met with it 
very plentifully in all the hedges about Coggeshall, where I gathered Dipsacus 
pilosus in great abundance from the locality mentioned in the Guide; it was 
also plentiful in Little Coggeshall, on the road to Fielvedon. I found Antirrhinum 
minus very abundant in corn-fields on the estate of Lord Western, and noticed 
a single specimen of another species which I took to be Antirrhinum spurium. 
Plantago media was very common about Coggeshall, which I merely mention to 
record its entire absence from the Liverpool Flora. At Maldon, among the salt 
marsh plants common to the muddy inlets of the Mersey, such as Statice armeria 
and S. limonium , Chenopodium maritimum , &c., I found Salsola fruticosa , very 
abundant, near the baths, on the banks of the reservoirs which are made to 
collect the salt water at high tides. I likewise noticed Clinopodium vulgare 
very abundant every where by the road-sides. It also occurs, but not plenti¬ 
fully, with us. As I have always considered it a very common plant, I was 
surprised to find it included in Watson's Guide , it must therefore be absent 
from some counties. I may further mention that I have a specimen of Statice 
from Jersey, but without any radical leaves, labelled as S. latifolia. Perhaps 
Mr. Babington or some of your correspondents who have visited Jersey will 
inform me if that plant has been discovered there. 
In Lord Western’s Park I noticed a splendid tree, Fagus castanea, in flower. 
From the beauty of the flowers and foliage I should think it had a very doubtful 
claim to be ranked among our native trees. Carex pseudo-cgperus and Thymus 
serpyllum also occurred in the Park. Alopecurus agrestis was very abundant 
in all the corn-fields; in this neighbourhood it is of very rare occurrence. 
Bryonia dioica , common about Coggeshall, is absent from the Liverpool Flora. 
I believe it does not occur nearer than Chester, from the neighbourhood of which 
Mr. Tudor, of Bootle, has specimens. Sambucus ebulus occurs in the lane 
leading to the Abbey Mills. Sagittaria sagittifolia and Rumex hydrolapathum 
are plentiful in the Blackwater river, but rare with us. Arum maculatum and 
Daphne laureola are common on hedges about Coggeshall. The former is very 
rarely found in the neighbourhood of Liverpool, and the latter most elegant 
shrub is not found at all. In the early spring I used always to be delighted to 
meet with this shrub ; its graceful mode of growth and its flowering early in the 
spring are both of them claims for the regard of the botanist. 
I remain, dear Sir, 
Yours respectfully, 
Woodside , near Liverpool , T. B. Hall, 
Nov. 14, 1837. b 2 
