CORRESPONDENCE. 
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Quince-leaved Willow, S. cotinifolia; Broad-leaved Monadelphous Willow, S. 
Croweana ; Broad-leaved Mountain Willow, S. Dicksoniana; Fine Basket Osier 
Willow, S. Forb?/ana; Crack Willow, S.fragilis; Rose Willow, S. helix; Hairy 
Branched Willow, S. hirta ; Boyton Willow, 8. Lambertiana; Sharp-leaved. 
Triandrous Willow, 8. lanceolata; Apple-leaved Willow, 8. malifolia; Dark 
Broad-leaved Willow, 8. nigricans; Shining-leaved Willow, 8. nitens; Dark 
Long-leaved Willow, 8. petiolaris; Early Prostrate Willow, S. prostrata; Plum¬ 
leaved Willow, S. prunifolia; Rosemary-leaved Willow, 8. rosmarinifolia; 
Green-leaved Osier Willow, 8. rubra; Bedford Willow, 8. Russelliana; Silky- 
leaved Willow, S. Smithiana ; Withered-pointed Willow, 8. sphacelata ^Bilberry- 
leaved Willow, 8. vaccinifolia; Yeiny-leaved Willow, 8. venulosa; Common 
Osier Willow, 8. mminalis ; Wulfenian Osier Willow, 8. Wulfeniana; Purple 
Saxifrage, Saxifraga oppositifolia; Two-leaved Squill, Scilla bifolia; Vernal 
Squill, S. verna; Scaly Hart’s-tongue, Scolopendrium cetrach; Common Ground¬ 
sel, Senecio vulgaris; Blue Moor-grass, Sesleria ccerulea; Common Stickwort, 
Stellaria media; Common Yew, Taxus baccata; Common Shepherd’s-purse, 
Thlaspi bursa-pastor is; Perfoliate Shepherd’s-purse, Th. perfoliatum; Channel¬ 
leaved Trichonema, Trichonema bulbocodium; Wild Tulip, Tulipa sglvestris; 
Colt’s-foot, Tussilago farfara; Butter-bur, T. petasiter; Common Small-leaved 
Elm, Ulmus campestriq; Broad-leaved or Wytch Elm, U. montan a; Bog 
Whortle-berry, or Great Bilberry, Vaccinium uliginosum; Procumbent Field 
Speedwell, Veronica agrestis; Ivy-leaved Speedwell, V. hederifolia; Blunt- 
fingered Speedwell, V. triphyllos; Vernal Speedwell, V. verna ; Spring Vetch, 
Vicia lathyroides; Dog’s Violet, Viola canina; Hairy Violet, V. hirta; Sweet 
Violet, V. odorata; Marsh Violet, V. palustris. 
CORRESPONDENCE. 
Anecdote of a Snake and a Toad. 
To the Editor of the Naturalist. 
My dear Sir, —If the following notice is worth your attention, I shall be 
happy in its meeting your approval. 
A few summers ago, when walking across a field of newly-cut Clover, my 
attention was arrested by seeing a Common Snake (I call it common in distinc¬ 
tion from the Adder or] Viper), busily employed swallowing a Toad of con¬ 
siderable size. The Snake was so intent upon the business that it allowed me to 
approach within two or three yards, and I was thus enabled to witness its efforts 
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