In shallow portions of the Severn, we have several varieties of the River
Crowfoot (_Ranunculus fluitans_), which, with their long slender stems
and pure white blossoms, form a conspicuous feature; also the Canadian
Water-weed (_Anacharis alsinastrum_), which has found its way as high up
as Shrewsbury. In marshy flats bordering on the river, are found the
Yellow Flag (_Iris pseud-acorus_), the Water-dock, (_Rumex
Hydrolapathum_), the Water Drop-wort, Soap-wort, Frog-bit-water-lily, and
the creeping Yellow Cress; whilst the little Lily of the Valley, the
Giant Bell-flower, the Spreading Bell-flower, the rare Reed Fescue-grass,
and the tall, handsome Fox-glove, which,
"On fair Flora's hand is worn,"
adorn the woods along the slopes.