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 BOTANY Drayton, and is fed by streams from Maer and west of Fair Oak. The Meese, a tributary to the Tern, receives Lanco brook, draining Offley Marsh, High Offley and the surrounding country, and has feeders from Norbury and Oulton ; and Dawford brook, draining Weston under Lizard and part of Blymhill, and flowing through Aqualate Mere, enters the Meese near Forton. Farther south the county is watered by the Stour and its affluents. The Stour enters the county east of Cradley, forming the county boundary for several miles, and drains a thickly populated district, yielding little of interest except the ever present coltsfoot, and passing through Stourbridge and Prestwood is joined by the small river Smestow at Stourton. The Smestow with its affluents is far reaching, receiving waters from Patingham, Wolver- hampton, the west side of Dudley, Himley, Trysull and Enville, and at Stourton joins the Stour. The Stour here takes the course of the Smestow, and flowing through Kinver and part of Worcestershire joins the Severn at Stourport. The following are some of the more rare plants of this district : Ranunculus parviflorus Aquilegia vulgaris Diplotaxis tenuifolia Senebiera didyma Reseda lutea Viola canina Silene anglica Cerastium semidecandrum arvense Vicia lathyroides Hypericum Androsxmum Erodium maritimum Lathyrus Aphaca Rubus curvidens Babingtonii Potentilla procumbens Rosa scabriuscula Ribes rubrum Caucalis nodosa Hippopithys multiflora Utricularia neglecta Myrica Gale Habenaria albida Sparganium minimum Potamogeton trichojes Carex teretiuscula Festuca elatior Asplenium Ceterach Chara hispida SUMMARY OF ORDERS, NUMBER OF GENERA AND OF SPECIES IN EACH ORDER, ETC. Number of Genera Number of Species Ex- cluded Species Number of Genera Number of Species Ex- cluded Species CLASS I Div. II. Calyciflora: DlCOTYLYDONES OR ExOGENj'E 22. Celastrinea; 23. Rhamneas. I I I 2

24. Sapindaceae. I I I Div. I. ThalamiftorfS 25. Leguminosas. 15 40 6 I. Ranunculaceae. IO 3 2 26. Rosaceas 12 9 2 2 2. Berberideae. I i I 27. Saxifrages. 4 IO I 3. Nymphzaceae. 2 2

28. Crassulaceas 2 5 2 4. Papaveraceae 2 4 I 29. Droseraceas. I 2

5. Fumariaceae 2 5 2 30. Halorageas. 3 7

6. Cruciferae. '9 42 7 3 1 . Lythraceae. 2 3

7. Resedaceae. I 2

32. Onagrarieas 2 1 1 I 8. Cistineae I I

33. Cucubitaceas I i

9. Violaceae I 8

34. Umbelliferae 2 3 3 1 5 10. Polygaleas. I 2

35. Araliaceas. I i

12. Caryophylleas. 12 37 2 36. Cornaceas. I i

I T.. Portulaceae. I i 2 o 14. Elatineae I i Div. III. Corolliflora: 15. Hypericineas. I 8

37. Caprifoliaceae. 4 5 i 1 6. Malvaceae. . . I 3 I 38. Rubiaceas. 3 1 1

17. Tiliacea; I i I 39. Valerianeas. 2 6 2 1 8. Lineae .... 2 4 I 40. Dipsaceae. 2 5

19. Geraniaceas 4 I 41. Composite. 40 81 5 20. Ilicineae .... i i
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42. Campanulaceae 4 8

21. Empetraceae i i

43. Ericaceae. . . 5 ii i 49