To
enumerate all the plants that have been discovered within our
limits would be a needless work; but a short list of the more rare,
and the spots where they are to be found, may be neither
unacceptable nor unentertaining:
Helleborus foetidus, stinking hellebore, bear's foot, or setterworth,
-- all over the High-wood and Coney-croft-hanger: this continues a
great branching plant the winter through, blossoming about
January, and is very ornamental in shady walks and shrubberies.
The good women give the leaves powdered to children troubled
with worms; but it is a violent remedy, and ought to be
administered with caution.
Helleborus viridis, green hellebore, -- in the deep stony lane on the
left hand just before the turning to Norton-farm, and at the top of
Middle Dorton under the hedge: this plant dies down to the ground
early in autumn, and springs again about February, flowering
almost as soon as it appears above ground.
Vaccinium oxycoccos, creeping bilberries or cranberries, -- in the
bogs of Bin's-pond.
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