foot-path into Garrison Lane. Of the Genus Ranunculus I found nine species, few of them rare in this neighbourhood:-Ranunculus flammula, Lesser Crowfoot; ditches in Garrison Lane, and Coleshill Pool. R. hederaceus, Ivy-leaved Crowfoot; old gardens near the Pershore road; meadows near Vaughton's Hole. This plant, though rare in some localities, is very common around Birmingham.

Order, NymphÆACEE.-Nuphar lutea, Yellow Nuphar; in a lane leading from Nechell's Green to Washwood Heath.

ORDER, PAPAVERACEA.-Papaver dubium, Smooth-headed Poppy; a bank near Aston Church. Chelidonium majus, Common Celandine; a bank near Perry Barr Park.-(CLASS XIII., Linn.)

ORDER, FUMARIACEE.-Corydalis lutea, Yellow Corydalis; an old wall in Edgbaston Lane. Fumaria officinalis, Common Fumitory; bank at Aston, and Nechell's Green.-(C. XVII., Linn.)

ORDER, CRUCIFERÆ.-Nasturtium terrestre, Marsh Cress; bank of the stream near Duddeston Mill. N. amphibium, Amphibious Cress; canal near the Aqueduct, Erdington road. Arabis thaliana, Common Araby; a dry bank at Saltley. Cardamine amara, Bitter Lady's-smock; edge of a stream in a meadow near Moseley Park. C. hirsuta, Hairy Lady's-smock; bank in Garrison Lane, near the Brick-kilns. C. pratensis, Meadow Lady's-smock; ditches near the same place. Lepidum campestre, Mithridate Pepperwort; a bank at Washwood Heath, also near Castle Bromwich.-(C. XV., Linn.) ORDER, RESEDACEA.-Reseda luteola, Dyer's Rocket; plentiful among the coal pits, near the road-side between Oldbury and Dudley. (C. XI., Linn.)

ORDER, POLYGALACEÆ.-Polygala vulgaris, Common Milkwort; Coleshill Bog.—(C. XVII., Linn.)

ORDER, SILENACEA.-Silene inflata, Bladder Campion; Erdington road; Saltley, common.

ORDER, ALSINACEÆ.— —Arenaria rubra, Purple Sand-wort; road side near Bordesley Green; canal bridge at Aston. A. serpyllifolia, Thyme-leaved Sandwort; a dry bank at Aston. A. trinervis, Plantain-leaved Sandwort; a shady lane near the Rail-road at Alum Rock, Upper Saltley. Cerastium aquaticum, Water Chickweed; on rubbish near Moseley Park.-(C. X., Linn.)

ORDER, MALVACEE-Malva moschata, Musk Mallow; Edgbaston Lane, opposite the gates of Moseley Park: not rare around Birmingham.-(C. XVI., Linn.)

ORDER, HYPERICACEE.-Hypericum pulchrum, Upright St.John's-Wort; a meadow near Moseley Park. H. quadrangulum,

Square-stalked St.-John's-Wort; same place. H. humifusum, Trailing St.-John's-Wort; a bank at Castle Bromwich; Garrison Lane (C. XVIII., Linn.)

ORDER, GERANIACEE.Geranium dissectum, Jagged-leaved Crane's-bill; a bank at Little Bromwich. Erodium cicutarium, Hemlock Storkbill; a dry bank about two hundred yards beyond Aston Mill.-(C. XVI., Linn.)

ORDER, LINACEA.-Linum catharticum, Purging Flax ; Moseley Common.-(C. V., Linn.)

ORDER, OXALIDACEE.-Oxalis acetosella, Wood Sorrel; bank in Garrison Lane.-(C. X., Linn.)

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ORDER, FABACEE. Genista tinctoria, Dyer's Greenwid; a a meadow near Selly Hall Park; a lane at Elmdon, near the Hall. Cytisus scoparius, Common Broom; a bank at Saltley. Ononis arvensis, Hairy Rest-harrow; Saltley, corner of the Coleshill road. Melilotus officinalis, Yellow Melilot; road side, Bordesley Green. Lotus corniculatus, Bird-foot Trefoil; a bank near Harborne Church. (C. XVII., Linn.)

ORDER, ROSACEA.-Rubus idaus, Raspberry Bramble; waste ground behind Aston Church, near the river; in a hedge at Upper Witton. Potentilla nemoralis (Tormentilla reptans, Eng. Flora), Creeping Tormentil; Edgbaston Lane, near Avern's Mill.-(C. XII., Linn.)-Alchemilla vulgaris, Common Lady's-Mantle; a meadow about five hundred yards beyond Vaughton's Hole, crossed by a foot-path to Moseley Park. Sanguisorba officinalis, Great Burnet; same place as A. vulgaris, also in a meadow near Small Heath Turnpike; common in meadows on the Edgbaston side of Birmingham.-(C. IV., Linn.)

ORDER, ONAGRACIE.-Epilobium parviflorum, Small-flowered Willow Herb; near King's Norton. E. tetragonum, Squarestalked Willow-herb; at the back of Mr. Rotton's house, Sparkbrook. (C. VIII., Linn.)-Circea lutetiana, Common Chanet; a shady lane leading from Bromwich Old Forge to Sandwell Park, the seat of the Earl of Dartmouth.-(C. II., Linn.)

ORDER, LYTHRACIE.-Lythrum salicaria, Purple Lythrum; side of the Tame, Perry Barr.-Variety Foliis ternis, caule hexagono, Three-leaved Lythrum; near the same place.-(C. XI., Linn.)

ORDER, UMBELLACEE.-Enanthe fistulosa, Common Dropwort; brook-side, Yardley. Torilis infesta, Spreading Hedgeparsley; near Oldbury. Charophyllum temulentum, Rough Cicely; near Alum Rock, Upper Saltley.

Order, CapriFOLIACEÆ.-Viburnum opulus, Common Guelder; Coleshill Bog.-(C. V., Linn.)

ORDER, RUBIACEE.-Of the genus Galium I found six species: -Galium mollugo, Hedge Bedstraw; a bank near Sandwell Park. G. saxatile, Heath Bedstraw; Castle Bromwich Heath. G. cruciatum, Crosswort Bedstraw; a meadow at Saltley, near the railroad. G. verum, G. palustre, and G. aparine; the other three species are common.-(C. IV., Linn.)

ORDER, VALERIANACEAE.-Valerianella olitoria (Fedia, Eng. Fl.), Corn Salad; a lane near Aston Church. Valeriana dioica, Marsh Valerian; a meadow about five hundred yards beyond Vaughton's Hole, crossed by a foot-path to Moseley Park. V. officinalis, Common Valerian, variety of the English Flora; on a high bank at Sturchley-street, near King's Norton.-(C. III., Linn.)

ORDER, COMPOSITE.-Centaurea scabiosa, Greater Knapweed; border of a wheat-field at Perry Barr. Carduus nutans, Musk Thistle; banks at Aston and Nechell's Green. C. pratensis, Meadow Thistle; the bog below Coleshill Pool. C. eriophorus, Wooly-headed Thistle; grounds near Dudley Castle. Tragopogon pratensis, Yellow Goat's-beard; new road to King's Norton, three miles from Birmingham. Lactuca muralis (Prenanthes, Eng. Flora), Ivy-leaved Wall-lettuce; back of Church's steam carriage manufactory, Bordesley Green. Hieracium sabaudum, Broad-leaved Hawkweed; a bank at Bordesley Green. H. umbellatum, Narrow-leaved Hawkweed; abundant in a lane leading from the Bee Hive tavern to the Golden Cross; not rare around Birmingham. Conyza squarrosa, Ploughman's Spikenard; near Dudley Castle. Tanacetum vulgare, Wild Tansy; banks of the Tame, near Hamstead Mill. Senecio sylvaticus, Mountain Ground. sel; a high bank in Garrison Lane.-(C. XIX., Linn.)

ORDER, CAMPANULACEÆ.-Jasione montana, Annual Sheep'sbit; near Sutton Wood, also in a lane at Aston leading to the Golden Cross. Campanula trachelium, Nettle-leaved Bell-flower; plentiful in the shady lanes between Perry Barr and Great Barr.C. patula, Spreading Bell-flower; along the right bank of the turnpike road between Well's Green and Elmdon, five and a half miles from Birmingham, in profusion; I have found it no where else in this neighbourhood.-(C. V., Linn.)

ORDER ERICACEÆ.-Erica tetralix, Cross-leaved Heath; Coleshill Bog, Sutton Coldfield.-(C. VIII., Linn.)

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wincle; near the back of Church's steam carriage manufactory, in the lane leading to Alum Rock, Upper Saltley.-(C. V., Linn.) ORDER, GENTIACEÆ.-Chlora perfoliata, Perfoliate Yellowwort; the grounds about Dudley Castle.-(C. VIII., Linn.)

ORDER, BORAGINACEAE.-Echium vulgare, Viper's Bugloss; plentiful on the ruins of Dudley Castle. Symphytum officinale, Common Comfrey; near the Aqueduct in the Erdington road, near the gate of Perry Barr Park. 6. S. patens, Purple Comfrey, a bank behind Perry Barr Park. Lycopsis arvensis, Small Lycopsis; a bank at Castle Bromwich; at Saltley, corner of the road to Castle Bromwich. Myosotis versicolor, Variegated Scorpion-grass; a dry bank at Nechell's Green, near Aston. Cynoglossum officinale, Common Houndstongue; a bank at Castle Bromwich.

ORDER, SOLANACEAE.-Atropa belladonna, Deadly Dwale; left hand side of the court yard of Dudley Castle, close to the wall, August 3, 1835. July 26, 1836, I found the only two plants I know of, cut off close to the root, but fresh shoots were springing from the old stems. Verbascum thapsus, Great Mullein; Sandwell Park. V. nigrum, Dark Mullein; plentiful in a lane leading from Tower Hill farm, Perry Barr, into the old Walsall road.-(C. V., Linn.)

ORDER, SCROPHULARIACEE.-Digitalis purpurea, Purple Foxglove; banks at Castle Bromwich. Linella cymbalaria, Ivýleaved Toad-flax; on the ruins of the keep at Dudley Castle. Melampyrum pratense, Yellow Cow-wheat; Sutton Park, near the Waggon road. Bartsia odontites, Red Bartsia, and a variety with white flowers; Green Lanes, near Small Heath turnpike.-(C. XIV., Linn.)-Veronica montana, Mountain Speedwell; a shady bank on the right of the road from Saltley to Stichford, nearly opposite Mr. Marshall's, at Alum Rock. V. scutellata, Narrowleaved Speedwell; on the bog below Coleshill Pool. V. anagallis, Water Speedwell; swampy ground near the bridge at Yardley. V. officinalis, Common Speedwell; a bank in the Harborne road, nearly opposite the lane leading to the Botanic Garden. V. arvensis, Wall Speedwell; Birmingham Heath, near the new church.V. agrestis, Procumbent Speedwell, and V. hederifolia, Ivy-leaved Speedwell, are both common on the new soil of the rail-road embankment at Saltley. I collected three more species, all of very common occurrence.e.—(C. II., Linn.)

Linaria was engaged in Ornithology long before the introduction of the term into Botany.-EDS.

ORDER, LAMIACIE-Scutellaria galericulata, Common Skullcap; side of the canal near the Aqueduct, Erdington road. Melissa calamintha (Thymus calamintha, Eng. Flora), Common Calamint; a bank at Saltley, a little beyond the cottages. Nepeta cataria, Hedge Catmint; near the farm yard, Tower Hill, Perry Barr. Lamium galeobdolon (Galeobdolon luteum, Eng. Flora), Yellow Weasel-snout; a bank near Vaughton's Hole; nearly opposite the arch through the embankment of the Birmingham and London railroad, near Saltley. Leonurus cardiaca, Hedge Liontail; in a narrow shady lane, among Nettles, at the back of Perry Barr Park. Galeopsis tetrahit, Common Hemp-nettle; banks at Saltley, Nechell's Green, and in the Halesowen road.-(C. XIV., Linn.)

ORDER, PRIMULACEA.-Lysimachia nemorum, Wood Loosestrife; a bank in Garrison Lane, opposite the row of Poplars; also in a meadow near Moseley Park. L. nummularia, Creeping Loosestrife; a lane near Alum Rock, Upper Saltley.-(C. V., Linn.)

Order, PLUMBAGINACEÆ.—Littorella lacustris, Plantain Shoreweed; Coleshill Pool, plentiful.-(C. XXI., Linn.)

ORDER, POLYGONACEA.-Polygonum amphibium, Amphibious Persecaria; in the stream midway between Avern's Mill and the Pebble Mill, Edgbaston. Polygonum lapathifolium, Pale-flowered Persecaria; the fresh soil of the embankment of the rail-road, near Saltley. (C. VIII., Linn.)

ORDER, URTICACEE.-Urtica urens, Small Nettle; a bank at Saltley, opposite the Coleshill road. Humulus lupulus, Wild Hop ; a hedge near Sparkbrook.-(C. XXI. and XXII., Linn.)

CLASS II.-MONOCOTYLEDONES.

ORDER, ORCHIDACEE.-Orchis morio, Green-winged Orchis, and O. latifolia, Marsh Orchis ; a meadow near Small Heath turnpike. -(C. XX., Linn.)

ORDER, JUNCACEÆ.—Juncus squarrosus, Heath Rush; Coleshill Bog. J. bufonius, Toad Rush; a damp lane between Sturchleystreet and King's Norton. J. lampocarpus, Shining-fruited Rush; the same place.-(C. VI., Linn.)

ORDER, ALISMACEE.-Sagittaria sagittifolia, Common Arrowhead; near the mill-dam, Perry Barr Park.-(C. XXII, Linn.)— Butomus umbellatus, Common Flowering Rush; the brook in Edgbaston lane, near Avern's mill.-(C. IX., Linn.)

ORDER, ARACEE.-Lemna polyrhiza, Greater Duckweed; a pit near Saltley Hall.—(C. II., Linn.)—Typha latifolia, Great Reed, mace; stream in Soho Park.-(C. XXI., Linn.)