Ligustrum vulgare (Privet) . . .  Benthall Edge.

Erigeron acris . . .  Benthall Edge.

Bee Orchis (Ophrys apifera) . . .  Benthall Edge.

Pinguicula vulgaris (Common Butter-wort) . . .  Wrekin.

Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) . . .  Wrekin.

Danthonia decumbens . . .  Wrekin.

Eriophorum angustifolium . . .  Wrekin.

Isolepis setacea (Bristle-stalked Moor-rush) . . .  Wrekin.

Myosotis collina (Early Field Scorpion grass) . . .  Wrekin.

Polypodium dryopteris . . .  Wrekin.

Amongst the ferns of the district may be mentioned—­the Royal fern (Osmunda regalis), which has been found sparingly at Shirlett, in Willey Park, and in Dairley Dingle; the beautiful Beech fern (Polypodium Phegopteris), which grows in the greatest luxuriance in Dairley Dingle, also in a wood in Willey Park; and the Hay fern (Lastrea faenisecii), in Coalbrookdale, and upon Shirlett.  Also several other commoner species, as Lastrea Oreopteris, Lastrea spinosa, Lastrea dilatata, and its variety glandulosa, Lastrea filix mas, and its variety Borreri; Aspidium aculeatum, and Aspidium augulare.

In giving the above list, I willingly acknowledge the assistance of my friends, Messrs. Baugh, Jordin, and Maw.

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