Compositæ
Thistles (Carduus nutans).
(C. tenuifolia).
Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum).—Once in Boyatt Lane.
(S crispus).
(Cnicus lanceolatus).
(C. palustris).
(C. arvensis).
Stemless T. (C. acaulis).—Little purple stars on the downs.
Carline (Carlina vulgaris).
Burdock (Arctium Lappa).—Everywhere.
(A. tomentosa).
Saw-Wort (Serratula tinctoria).—Copses round King’s Lane.
Knapweed (Centaurea nigra).—Everywhere.
(C. Cyanea).—In fields about Hursley occasionally.
(C. Scabiosa).—Hursley.
Corn Marigold (Chrysanthemum segetum).—Sometimes plentiful, but dependent on crops.
Ox-Eye Daisy (C. Leucanthemum).—Everywhere.
Camomile (Pyrethrum inodorum).—Everywhere.
Tansy (Tanacetum vulgaris).—King’s Lane.
Common Chamomile (Anthemis nobilis).
(A. arvensis).
(A. Cotula).
Yarrow (Achillea Millefolium).
Sneezewort (A. Ptarmica).—Southampton Road sides.
Wormwood (Artemisia vulgaris).—Kiln Lane turns to Moat House.
Cudweed (Gnaphalium minimum).
(G. germanium).
(G. sylvaticum).
Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris).
(S. sylvaticus).
Ragwort (S. Jacobæa).—Often covered with black and yellow caterpillars.
(S. viscosus).—Marked as found at Hursley.
(S. aquaticus).
Fleabane (Inula Conyza).—Southampton Road.
(I. Pulicaria).
Daisy (Bellis perennis).
Blue Fleabane (Erigeron acris).
Goldenrod (Solidago Virga-aurea).—Wood-paths and road-sides.
Coltsfoot (Tussilago Farfara).—In all chalky fields.
Butterbur (Petasites vulgaris).—Banks of Itchen.
Bur-Marigold (Bidens cernua).—It used to be in a marsh on the Romsey Road, but has not been seen lately.
Hemp Agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum).—In all hedges near moisture.
Chicory (Cichorium Intybus).—Now and then showing its pretty blue flower on the roadside.
Nipplewort (Lapsana communis).—Too frequent weed.
Dandelion (Leontodon Taraxacum).—How can its praise for glorious brilliant flowers and stems fit for chains be passed by, or for the “clocks” that furnish auguries!
(L. autumnalis).—Is this a separate species, or the dandelion blowing in autumn?
Go-to-bed at Noon (Tragopogon pratensis).—Beautiful when open early in the day, beautiful when the long calyx is closed, and most beautiful with its handsome winged pappus—King’s Lane, Otterbourne Churchyard.
Wild Lettuce (Lactuca muralis).—On heaps of flints.
Mousear (Thrincia hirta).—Sulphur-coloured, small, and held to be an excellent remedy for whooping-cough.
Ox-Tongue (Helminthia echioides).—The rough leaf is well named.
Hawkbit (Hieracium autumnale).
(Apargia hispida).—In cornfields.
Sheep’s-Bit (Jasione montana).—Cranbury Common.
Sow Thistle (Sonchus arvensis).
(S. palustris).
Whortleberry (Vaccinium Myrtillus).—Ampfield Wood.
Cross-Leaved Heath (Erica Tetralix) Otterbourne Hill, the glory of early autumn.
Bell Heather (E. cinerea).
Ling (Calluna vulgaris).
Bird’s Nest (Monotropa Hypopitys).—South Lynch Wood.
Ash (Fraxinus excelsior).
Privet (Ligustrum vulgare).—Lane leading to the Itchen.