BOTANY CoMPOSlTAE {continued ) Inula or Pulicaria dysenterica (Common Flea- bane). C Bellis perennis (Daisy). Gen. dist. Erigeron acris (Blue Fleabane). C Solidago Virgaurea (Golden-Rod). C Tussilago Farfara (Coltsfoot). Gen. dist. Petasites vulgaris (Butter-Bur). A, C [Eupatorium cannabinum (Hemp Agrimony)] Cichorium Intybus (Succory). C Lapsana communis (Nipplewort). Gen. dist. Hypochoeris radicata (Long-rooted Cat's-ear). Gen. dist. Leontodon hirtus (Lesser Hawkbit). A — hispidus (Rough Hawkbit). A, B, C — autumnalis (Autumnal Hawkbit). A Picris hieracioides (Hawkweed Picris). A — echioides (Bristly Ox-tongue). C Tragopogon pratensis (Yellow Goat's-beard). Gen. dist. — porrifolius (Purple Goat's-beard). C Taraxacum officinale (Dandelion). Gen. dist. Lactuca muralis (Ivy-leaved Lettuce). A, C Sonchus oleraceus (Common Sowthistle). Gen. dist. — asper (Sharp-fringed Sowthistle). A — arvensis (Corn Sowthistle). Gen. dist. Crepis virens (Smooth Hawk's-beard). Gen. dist. — biennis (Rough Hawk's-beard). C (?) [Hieracium sylvaticum (Wood Hawkweed)] — Pilosella (Mouse-ear Hawkweed). Gen. dist. [ — murorum (Wall Hawkweed)] — umbellatum (Narrow-leaved Hawkweed). A, B, C [ — boreale (Broad-leaved Hawkweed)] Campanulaceae Campanula glomerata (Clustered Bell-flower). A, B, C — Trachelium (Nettle-leaved Bell-flower). A, C — rotundifolia (Harebell). Gen. dist. — latifolia (Great Bellflower). C (?) Wahlenbergia hederacea (Ivy-leaved Bell- flower). A, B Specularia hybrida (Corn Bell-flower). B, C [Jasione montana (Sheep's-bit)] Ericaceae tVaccinium Myrtillus (Bilberry, Whortle- berry). Barrowden Heath [Erica tetralix (Cross-leaved, Bell-flowered Heath)] tCalluna vulgaris (Ling). Barrowden Heath Oleaceae Fraxinus excelsior (Ash). Gen. dist. Ligustrum vulgare (Privet). Gen. dist. Apocynaceae Vinca minor (Lesser Periwinkle). C. Found by two other observers, locality not stated. (?) Escape Gentianeae Erythraea Centaurium (Century). A, B, C Chlora perfoliata (Yellow-wort). B, C Gentiana Amarella (Small-flowered Gentian). B, C — campestris (Field Gentian). B, C — autumnalis fugax.' Normanton Park Menyanthes trifoliata (Buck- or Bog-bean). B, C CONVOLVULACEAK Convolvulus arvensis (Small Bindweed, Con- volvulus). Gen. dist. — sepium (Great Bindweed). Gen. dist. Cuscuta Epithymum (Flax Dodder). B, C SOLANACEAE Solanum Dulcamara (Woody Nightshade, Bittersweet). Gen. dist. — nigrum (Common Nightshade). A. Often found as a garden weed Atropa Belladonna (Deadly Nightshade, Dwale). B, C, and over the southern border Hyoscyamus niger (Henbane). A, B, C. Very apt to change its habitat from year to year Datura Stramonium (Thorn-apple). Appeared suddenly at Tickencote at intervals in former years. Not indigenous SCROPHULARINEAE Verbascum Thapsus (Great Mullein). B, and over the southern border — nigrum (Dark Mullein). H, C Scrophularia nodosa (Knotted Figwort). Gen. dist. — aquatica (Water Figwort). Gen. dist. [var. Balbisii] Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove). A. Two observers Antirrhinum Orontium (Lesser Snapdragon), , C. One observer ' See above, p. 22. 29
