Part 7 (1/2)

Ligustrum vulgare (Privet) . . . Benthall Edge.

Erigeron acris . . . Benthall Edge.

Bee Orchis (Ophrys apifera) . . . Benthall Edge.

Pinguicula vulgaris (Common b.u.t.ter-wort) . . . Wrekin.

Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) . . . Wrekin.

Danthonia dec.u.mbens . . . Wrekin.

Eriophorum angustifolium . . . Wrekin.

Isolepis setacea (Bristle-stalked Moor-rush) . . . Wrekin.

Myosotis collina (Early Field Scorpion gra.s.s) . . . Wrekin.

Polypodium dryopteris . . . Wrekin.

Amongst the ferns of the district may be mentioned--the Royal fern (_Osmunda regalis_), which has been found sparingly at s.h.i.+rlett, in Willey Park, and in Dairley Dingle; the beautiful Beech fern (_Polypodium Phegopteris_), which grows in the greatest luxuriance in Dairley Dingle, also in a wood in Willey Park; and the Hay fern (_Lastrea faenisecii_), in Coalbrookdale, and upon s.h.i.+rlett. Also several other commoner species, as _Lastrea Oreopteris, Lastrea spinosa, Lastrea dilatata_, and its variety _glandulosa, Lastrea filix mas_, and its variety _Borreri_; _Aspidium aculeatum_, and _Aspidium augulare_.

In giving the above list, I willingly acknowledge the a.s.sistance of my friends, Messrs. Baugh, Jordin, and Maw.

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The Severn Valley; A Series of Sketches. Descriptive and Pictorial, of the entire Course of the Severn, containing Notices of its Topographical, Industrial, and Geological Features, with Glances at its Historical and Legendary a.s.sociations. By JOHN RANDALL, F.G.S.

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