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present. This u n c o m m o n or perhaps overlooked hybrid is difficult to identify unless found growing near both parents. II Bird-seed aliens, casuals and escapes Aconitum napellus L. sensu lato, Monkshood. Felixstowe, in undergrowth in T h e Grove, TM33, v.c. 25, O M H , 1991. This species is recorded from time to time in the wild, usually from d u m p e d garden waste. Anemone apennina L., Blue A n e m o n e . Earl's G r e e n , near Bacton, two plants on grass verge, spread from garden opposite, TM06, v.c. 26, R A , 28/3/1989. T h e r e are fewSuffolk records of this species, though it is frequently grown in gardens and can become naturalised in the wild. Fiscus carica L., Fig. Bacton, roadside S. of railway bridge, TM06, v.c. 25, R A , 22/5/1989. Seedlings found on verge beneath parent tree overhanging road. Phytolacca clavigera W. Smith, a Pokeweed. Felixstowe, two plants, presumably bird-sown, appeared in Rosemary Avenue, TM33, v.c. 25, M O , 1991. In 1992 three or four seedlings appeared round parent plant. A n o t h e r Felixstowe site for this striking pink-flowered Pokeweed. As with other Pokeweeds, the fruits are very attractive to birds. Bassia scoparia (L.) A . J. Scott. Burning Bush. (Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad.) Westleton, Reckford Bridge, in soil used to build up verge after road-works, TM46, v.c. 25, P G L , 29/9/1992. An uncommon casual of garden origin. O t h e r garden plants also there and one plant of Solanum rostratum Dunal, see below. Agrostemma gracilis Boiss., a Corncockle. Castlings H e a t h , G r o t o n , one plant among native grass and herbs on roadside verge, well away from houses and gardens, TL94, v.c. 26, E M - R and RSS, July 1989. Recognised by the Anders as something other than A githago L., (the Corncockle formerly frequent in arable fields) and therefore photographed by Mr. Sweetman. O n seeing the photograph, Mr. D . McClintock suggested it might be what seedsmen were selling as A. githago. Seed of A. githago cv. 'Milas' from Thompson and Morgan was duly sown by Mr. Milne-Redhead and did indeed produce plants identical to the G r o t o n one. However, no specimen good enough for identification purposes was obtained, but seed was collected and distributed. Finally, a plant sown and grown from this seed in Woolverstone ( E M H ) wassent in 1992 t o M r . E. J. Clement. H e identifiedit a s A gracilis Boiss. First Suffolk record. Hb. E J C . This species was also found near Swanley in K e n t i n 1990 (Palmer, 1990). It
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