FLORA OF WILTSHIRE: No. 3, By T. B. Flower, Esq., M.R.C.S.. PAGE. 129-149 149-192 .... 193-207 207-209 210-255 EDINGTON OR YATTON THE ETHANDUN OF ALFRED: By R. C. Alex- CARDUUS TUBEROSUS AT AVEBURY: By Professor Buckman, F.L.S... Aisle, 216. Kingston Aisle, The Parish Church, 210. Chancel, 212. Nave. 216. 218. Tower, 218. Chantries, 221. Vicarage, 224. 229. Ancient Paintings, 231, Monuments, 232. in Church-yard, 244. THE SAXON CHURCH, 247. Grove Meeting-House, 252. REPLY TO STRICTURES, &c., THE BATTLE OF ETHANDUN: By Geo. Matcham, Esq. 255-264 ILLUSTRATIONS. BRADFORD. The Parish Church, 210. Pl. I. II. The Saxon Church, 247. S.E. view. Ground Plan.-Chancel Arch.-Figures in wall above it. III. Elevation of N. Porch.-Doorway between Porch and Nave. BELL & DALDY, 186, FLEET STREET; J. R. SMITH, 26, SOHO SQUARE. THE WILTSHIRE MAGAZINE. 66 MULTORUM MANIBUS GRANDE LEVATUR ONUS."-Ovid. The Flora of Wiltshire, COMPRISING THE Flowering plants and Ferns indigenous to the County; By THOMAS BRUGES FLOWER, M.R.C.S., F.L.S., &c., &c. No. III. 1. VASCULAR OR PHANEROGAMOUS PLANTS. CLEMATIS. (LINN.) VIRGIN'S Bower. Name. From Clema (Gr.) a vine branch, which its long shoots resemble. 1. C. Vitalba. (Linn.) Comp. vitis and alba (Lat.) white vine. English Botany, t. 612. Reichenbach's Icones Flora Germanicæ, iv.64. Locality. Hedges on a chalky or gravelly soil, frequent throughout the county. In many places our hedges are completely festooned by the oppressive luxuriance of this very ornamental climber. Sh. Fl. July, September. Fr. October, November. Area, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. South Division. 1. South-east District, Salisbury. 2. South Middle District, Devizes. 3. South-west District, Warminster. North Division. 4. North-west District, Chippenham. 5. North-east District, Swindon. Gerarde says it is called 'Travellers' Joy,' because of its decking and adorning the ways and hedges where people travel. In Wilt VOL. V.-NO. XIV. K shire, and in many parts of England, it is called Old Man's Beard, from the hoary aspect of the long feathery awns of the seeds, which remain attached to the plant throughout the winter, and contribute to enliven the leafless hedges at that dreary season. In the absence of trees to cling to, it will run down the sides of stone quarries and chalk pits like long ropes, which its twisted fibrous stems greatly resemble. The slender flexile branches are sometimes used in this county, for binding copse-wood, and as a substitute for the more costly pipe or cigar to our young rustic smokers. The elegant term Viorna, implies that it is an ornamental wayside plant, being derived from Via a way, and orno I adorn. In France the twigs when stripped of their bark are worked into baskets, beehives, and other light articles. Desfontaines remarks that the young shoots are not corrosive while they are tender and herbaceous, and a very good paper has been made from the feathery parts of the seed. In a fresh state I have found the leaves and fruit acrid and vesicant. The North American "C. Virginiana," frequently seen in gardens in Wiltshire, and greatly resembling this species, has ternate leaves, dioecious flowers, and a less woody texture. THALICTRUM (LINN.) MEADOW RUE. Linn. Cl. xiii. Ord. iii. Name Thalictron (Gr.) from thallo to be green. 1. T. flavum (Linn). Yellow or common Meadow Rue. Engl. Bot. t. 367. Reich. Icones. iii. 44. Locality. Osier beds, banks of rivers and brooks, wet fields and ditches, not unfrequent in the county. Perennial Fl. June, July. Area 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. South Division. 1. South-east District, "By the river side at Salisbury," Mr. James Hussey. "Marshy places in meadows at Downton, and ditch banks about Fisherton Anger," Major Smith. "Bulford," Dr. Southby. 2. South Middle District, "Devizes," Miss Cunnington. Erlestoke, Seend, and Trowbridge. 3. South-west District, "Warminster," Mr. Wheeler. "Boyton and river Nadder," Mr. Rowden. North Division. 4. North-west District, "Chippenham and its neighbourhood," Dr. R. C. Alexander. Melksham, Bromham, Bradford, Castle Combe, and Box. 5. North-east District, Swindon, Cricklade, Purton, and Marlborough. T. Majus. (Smith) Engl. Bot. t. 611. "T. flexuosum." (Fries) not Jacquin, is stated on the authority of the late Dr. Maton to grow by the side of rivulets about Salisbury. Watson's Bot. Guide, p. 45. This was an error, as I was afterwards informed by the late Professor Don: a larger form of "T. flavum" (Linn.) having been mistaken by Dr. Maton for this species. A more careful study of this difficult group, including "T. flavum" and its allies, is still required from our English Botanists. The fruit would I think furnish good permanent characters. May we not have two or three forms grouped under the name of T. flavum (Linn.) ? ANEMONE. (LINN.) ANEMONE. Linn. Cl. xiii. Ord. iii. Name Anemone (Gr.) derived from Anemos (Gr.) the wind, because the species delight in exposed situations. 1. A. nemorosa (Linn.) wood anemone. Engl. Bot. t. 355. Reich. Icones, iv. 47. Locality. Woods, groves, and thickets, common in all the districts throughout the county. P. Fl. March, May. Area, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. South Division. 1. South-east District. Frequent about Salisbury. 2. South Middle District. Devizes. 3. South-western District. Warminster. North Division. 4. North-west District. Chippenham. 5. North-east District. Swindon. A beautiful purple variety of the A. nemorosa flore purpureo is not unfrequently met with in different parts of the county. The wood anemone is the most generally diffused of the very few |