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Title: Greenwich Park: its history and associations
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Webster, Angus Duncan
Subjects: Greenwich Park, Greenwich Numismatics, Roman
Publisher: Greenwich H. Richardson
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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o best advantage about eight oclockin the evening. Whether the Lent lily (Narcissuspseudo narcissus) is really wild, it would be hard tosay; but,judging from the number of isolated clumpswhich occur amongst the bracken in the deer park,and where it is very unlikely to have been planted, Ishould say it has just claims to be regarded as anative of the district. Both species of solanum—the family to whichour cultivated potato and tomato belong—are to befound in the Park. The bitter-sweet, or nightshade (S. dulcamara)^is to be seen near Chesterfield entrance, and the blacksolanum (S. nigrum) plentifully in many of theshrubberies and borders. The meadow saffron, or colchicum (C.autumnalis)yis also seen in several parts of the Rangers grounds—in the woodlands, where it is hardly likely to havebeen planted for effect. Possibly the common prim-rose may be considered as natural to the Park,in which it is to be found sparingly ; while thecowslip occurs in three distinct places where it is
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FAUNA AND FLORA. 43 most unlikely to have been introduced by the handsof man. In summer, hundreds of visitors almosttread on the latter plant, and yet for three years ithas escaped notice—or rather extermination. Three species of campanula are fairly common inthe Park : the hairbell (C. rotundifolia), the nettle-leaved (C. trachelium), and the creeping form (C.rapunculoides). The nettle-leaved is abundant inseveral parts of the Park ; while within the groundsof the Magnetic Pavilion the deep-blue flowers of thehairbell are a conspicuous feature during the autumnmonths. Of aquatic and semi-aquatic plants there isa large and varied assortment in and around thepond, many of which have made their appearance oflate years since water-fowls have been encouraged,and the public kept from encroaching too near tothe margin. The pretty little water ranunculus(R. aquatilis) certainly was not known on the pondfour years ago, whereas at the present time it isfairly abundant ; and this may also be

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