Borage Tribe
Mullein (Verbascum nigrum). The handsome spikes
(V. Thapsus) everywhere.
(V. Blattaria).—Formerly in hedge of cottage at Silkstede.
Gromwell (Lithospermum officinale).—Beside Winchester Road on way to Twyford.
Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis palustris).—Itchen meadows.
Mouse-Ear, Scorpion Grass (M. versicolor).—Stubblefields.
(M. sylvatica).—Ampfield.
(M. arvensis).—Everywhere.
Comfrey (Symphytum officinale).—Itchen banks.
Hound’s Tongue (Cynoglossum officinale).—Merdon Hill, but it has disappeared from Otterbourne.
Primrose (Primula vulgaris).—Has any one observed the tiny blossoms of seedlings of the first year? Now and then there are stalked heads like oxlips, white or red varieties.
Cowslip (P. veris).—Covering some few fields, and delightful for cowslip balls. Sweetest of scents.
Yellow Loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris).—A beautiful shrub by the water-side.
Moneywort (L. Nummularia).—The Creeping-Jenny of rock-work, etc.
Yellow Pimpernel (L. nemorum).—Covering the ground in woods with its delicate pentagon stars.
Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis).—A beautiful blue variety once came up in the kitchen-garden at Otterbourne House, and prevailed for several years.
(A. tenella).—In the bogs towards Cuckoo Bushes.