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Field Sow-Thistle (Sonchus arvensis L.). A ; not common.
Common Sow-Thistle (S. oleraceus L.). A ; common ; the Subsp.
asper Hoffm. is also common.
Great Bindweed (Convolvulus Sepium L.). On waste ground.
Forget-me-not (Myosotis arvensis Hoffm.). Common, a small-
flowered form.
Woody Nightshade (Solanum Dulcamara L.). Persists about
old rock-work and waste ground.
Black Nightshade (S. nigrum L.). Extremely common.
Henbane (Hyoscyamus niger L.). A rare casual.
Thorn Apple (Datura Stramonium L.). This appears sporadically
at long intervals.
Greater Plantain (Plantago major L.). Common between allot-
ments ; on a manure heap a tall form occurs with leafy
bracts towards the bases of the flower spikes.
Ribwort Plantain (P. lanceolata L.). On waste ground.
Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea L.). Perhaps escaped from culti-
vation, seeding abundantly.
Mother-of-Thousands (Linaria Cymbalaria Mill.). This has
persisted for many years amongst rockwork. It was first
introduced into England from N. Italy at the beginning
of the seventeenth century, when William Coys planted
the seed on the walls of his garden at Stubbers, N. Ocking-
ton, Essex, where it still flourishes.
Field Speedwell (Veronica agrestis L.). A ; frequent.
Large Field Speedwell (V. Buxbaumii Tenore). A; not unfre-
quent.
Ground-Ivy (Nepeta Glechoma Benth.). Established on waste
ground.
Red Dead-Nettie (Lamium purpureum L.). Frequent.
Henbit (L. amplexicaule L.). A ; frequent, usually with small
cleistogamous flowers.
White Dead-Nettie (L. album L.). On waste ground. This
"weed of cultivation" is said to be truly indigenous no
nearer than South Russia where it occurs in woodlands.
Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia Nummularia L.). Established in
several borders.
Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis L.). Appears in borders.
Persicary (Polygonum Persicaria L.). Too common.
Pale Persicary (P. lapathifolium. L.). A ; not uncommon.