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 THE FLORA OF HYDE PARK AND KENSINGTON GARDENS. 231

Hypericum Juimifusum, L. " Hyde Park, 1815. Goodger and Rozea's Herb."— PI. of M.

Geranium uiolle, L. G. and P., here and there in the open turf, e. g., in the strip, and plentiful near the old grassed road west of the " Humane Society." " Kensington Gardens." — PI. of M.

G. pusillum, L. P., three plants near the old grassed road, say fifty yards west of the wall of the Deputy-Ranger's grounds.

G. dissectuni, L. P., two plants in the turf just across the Ring Road, north-east of the Magazine ; seems rare in our limits.

Erodium cicutarium, Sm. G., a single plant under the yews north of the Palace, 18 08. This is probably a species once plentiful here, dying out rather than a casual. I could not find it this year.

Wex europaeus, L. P., several casual seedlings in a flower-bed near Prince's Gate.

Medicago lujmlina, L. P., casual, in a flower-bed near Prince's Gate. Also a plant in a tree-fence east of the " Humane Society."

• Melilotus arvensis, Wallr. P., a plant in enclosed new turf fifty yards east of Victoria Gate ; casual.

Trifolium pratense, L. G., casual, near the Albert Memorial, in newly sown turf; I have never noticed it in the Park turf where T. repens is so abundant.

T. subterraneum, L. P., "Hyde Park, 1780, Smith. Herb. Linn. Soc. and E. B. lO-tS."— PI. of M.

T. glomeratum, L. P., a single plant in the strip north of the Maga- zine. This interesting discovery is due to the Rev. W. W. Newbould, who first perceived this plant on a joint Park-searching expedition July 13th, 1871. I may here acknowledge my great indebtedness to that gentleman in the compilation of this list.

T. repens, L. G. and P., everywhere a common component of the open turf, and apparently very universally difl'used over it.

T. fragiftrum, L. " Hyde Park. Dickson's Hortus Siccus Britannicus. London, 1793-1802."— Fl. of M.

T. minus, Relhan. P., the strip and the old grassed road west of the "Humane Society," where it grows plentifully in the open turf; the grass is nearly always worth searching where this occurs plentifully, as most of our best park species grow associated with this or T. fiUforme.

T. filiforme, L. P., in the strip, and plentiful near and upon the old grassed road west of the " Humane Society." G., in the hay-grass west of the Palace. " Hyde Park, 1815. Herb. Goodger and Kozea."— Fl. of M.

Lotus corniculntns, L. P., several plants in the grassy road length between the " Humane Society" and the Magazine across the Ring Road.

Vicia hirsuta, Koch. G., casual in a tree-fence near the fountains ; also nearly under the Serpentine Bridge Arch. P., in a tree-fence north- east of the Magazine across the Ring Road.

V. Cracca, L. P., in a flower-bed near the old Reservoir, Rev. W. W. Newbould.

V. angustifolia, Roth. P., one plant cast of the Magazine, in the'turf, probably native ; casual, in newly-sown grass enclosed near Prince's Gate. " Hyde Park, Dickson's Hortus Siccus Britannicus." — Fl. of M.

Ornithopus perpnsillus, L. P., two nicely-podded plants in the strip ; say 200 yards north of Magazine and another plant say fifty yards further

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