BOTANY BoRAGiNEAE {continued) Anchusa arvensis (Common Alkanet). A. Two observers Lycopsis or Anchusa arvensis (Small Bugloss). C Symphytum officinale (Comfrey). A, B, C Cynoglossum officinale (Hound's-tongue). A, B, C Lentibularieae Piiiguicula vulgaris * (Butterwort). B. Two observers [Utricularia vulgaris (Greater Bladder-wort)] Primulaceae [Hottonia palustris (Water Violet)] Primula vulgaris (Primrose). Gen. dist. — veris (Cowslip, Paigles). Gen. dist. — elatior (Oxlip). Gen. dist. Slowly dis- appearing from many woods from being rooted up by collectors Lysimachia vulgaris (Yellow Loosestrife). A, B, C — Nummularia (Creeping Jenny, Money- wort, Herb Twopence). A, B, C — nemorum (Wood Loosestrife). A, B, C Anagallis arvensis (Scarlet Pimpernel). Gen. dist. var. caerulea (Blue Pimpernel). C. Two observers — tenella (Bog Pimpernel). A, B. Two observers. Extinct ? Samolus Valerandi (Brookweed). A Plantagineae Plantago major (Greater Plantain). Gen. dist. — media (Hoary Plantain). Gen. dist. — lanceolata (Ribwort Plantain). Gen. dist, [ — Coronopus (Buck's-horn Plantain)] Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium polyspermum (Many-seeded Goosefoot). C — album (White Goosefoot). A, C — rubrum (Red Goosefoot). C — Bonus-Henricus (Mercury Goosefoot). A, C [Atriplex angustifolia (Narrow-leaved Orache)] — patula (Spreading Orache). A [ — prostrata or deltoidea (Triangular-leaved Orache)] ' Used to be found in Empingham parish, then lost for tvrtnXy years, after which it reappeared. It is now gone again. Polygonaceae Rumex conglomeratus (Sharp Dock). C — sanguineus (Red-veined Dock). C — maritimus (Golden Dock). C (.?) — obtusifolius (Broad-leaved Dock). A — crispus (Curled Dock). C — Hydrolapathum (Great Water Dock). A — Acetosa (Common Sorrel, Sour-Sops). Gen. dist. — Acetosella (Sheep's Sorrel). A, C Polygonum Convolvulus (Climbing Buck- wheat). A, B, C — aviculare (Common Knotgrass). Gen. dist. — Hydropiper (Biting Persicaria). A — Persicaria (Spotted Persicaria). A, B, C — lapathifolium (Pale-flowered Persicaria). B, C — Amphibium (Amphibious Persicaria). A, B,C — minus (Small Creeping Persicaria). B Thymelaeaceae Daphne Laureola (Spurge Laurel). A {Stock- erston, Leics., JVakerley, Northants), B, C EUPHORBIACEAE Euphorbia Helioscopia (Sun Spurge). A, C — amygdaloides (Wood Spurge). A [JVakerley, Northants), C — exigua (Dwarf Spurge). A
- — Lathyris (Caper Spurge). Frequent in
gardens — peplus (Petty Spurge). Gen. dist. Mercurialis perennis (Dog's Mercury). Gen. dist. Santalaceae Thesium humifusum (Bastard Toad-flax). Found over the Lincolnshire border Urticaceae Parietaria diffusa (Pellitory of the Wall). A, B, C Urtica dioica (Great Stinging Nettle). Gen. dist. — urens (Small Nettle). A, C — pilulifera (Roman Nettle) Humulus Lupulus (Hop.). A, B, C Ulmus campestris (Common Elm) — montana (Wych Elm, Hazel Elm) var. major. JVardky 31
