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banks, we find Potamogeton densus, P. pusillus, P. 

 nutans, Alisma plantago, Cardamine a/nara, Glyceria 

 aquatica, G.fluitans, Carex hirta, Scutellaria galericu- 

 lata, Salix pentandra, yuncus supinns, Lycopus 

 Europccus, Stachys palustris, Polygonum hydropipa; 

 Elodea Canadensis, Bidens tripartita, Bidens ccrnua, 

 Barbarea vulgaris, Sparganium ratnosum and scores of 

 common plants. We find very near to each other here, 

 the three most common species of Alopecurus genicu- 

 lotus, pratensis, and agrcstis. In the wood we find 

 Melica unijlora, Arenaila trinervis, Acer campestrc, 

 Castanea vulgaris (which I suppose has been planted), 

 Allium ursinum, Viburnum opulus, Hieradum borcale, 

 and many others. The stream is not so productive as 

 the canal and ponds, but the railway embankment and 

 the rubbish about the quarries are worth visiting. 

 Vcrbascum nigrum, with its pretty stamens, has 

 appeared on the embankment for the last two years. 

 Linaria minor is also found, while its more common 

 relation vulgaris, is abundant, and farther down we 

 have Oenothera biennis. Avena Jlavescens is very 

 abundant, and near the quarries we find what we 

 always find in similar spots, Aira prcecox, A.jlexuosa, 

 and A. caryophyllea ; the other common Aira, A. 

 ccespitosa, is also found near the ponds along with 

 Diagraphis arundinacea. We now pass through 

 Shipley, go down the Aire valley a few miles, and 

 we find Sagittaria sagittifolia in the canal, and in a 

 field close by, the bulbil-flowered Allium oleraceum, 

 Tragopogon pratense, Solatium Dulcamara, Sonchus 

 asper, Pyrus communis, Valerianella olitoria, Convol- 

 vulus arveusis, &c; in a field farther on we find Stacliys 

 arvensis, Euphorbia e.xigua, Anagallis aivensis, and, 

 clustering anywhere where there is a bit of shade, is 

 Stellaria nemorum. At Esholt, close by, we have 

 Lamium Galeobdolon, Milium effusum, Sanicula 

 Europcva, Veronica montana, Crepis paludosa, Briza 

 media, Lactuca muralis, &c. At Yeadon, which is a 

 little farther, we have Littorella lacustris, Helosciadium 

 nutndatum, Triglochin palustre, and a species of 

 Myriophyllum, which I have not found in flower. If 

 we turn the other way towards Hawksworth, 

 we find Fosniculum vulgare, Papaver somniferum, 

 Centaurea cyanus, Habenaria chlorantha, Arctium 

 intermedium, CEnanthe crocata, Aspidium aculeatum, 

 Arum maculatum, Helosciadium uodijlorum, Posa 

 arvensis, Kubus discolor, &c. In a field close by 

 there is an abundance of Plantago media on mill- 

 stone grit ; at the edge of the pond is Nasturtium 

 sylvestre with. Senecio erucif otitis, and a little higher up 

 Potentilla procumbens. In the boggy land we find 

 Hypericum tetrapterum, Mentha hirsuta, Carex 

 sylvatica, C. Jtava, Epilobium parvijlorum, E. 

 palustre, with many other common species, and in 

 the wood is an abundance of Stellaria nemorum, also 

 in late autumn Amanita muscaria. I shall never 

 forget my first glance at the above-mentioned piece of 

 boggy land, for it literally bristled with Orchis 

 maculata in many shades of colour, some of the 



flowering spikes measuring 3 J and 4 inches. We now 

 get on to the moorland, and the first thing that strikes 

 us, if it be late in the season, is the golden brightness 

 of the bushes of Ulex Gallii ; farther up the hill we 

 have the three common heaths and Empetrum 

 nigrum, Juncus effusus, J. conglomeratus, J. glaucus, 

 J. supiuus, J. squarrosus, Scirpus acicularis, Aira 

 Jlexuosa, A.ccespitosa, Vaccinium JMyrtillus, Hydrocotyle 

 vulgaris, Mblinia cmrulea, and mosses in abundance ; 

 we also find the pretty Agrostis cauina at the proper 

 season, and I may here mention that in these remarks 

 I take it for granted that the proper time of the year 

 is understood, for we do not find Ulex Gallii in full 

 flower at the same time that Nardus stricta puts out its 

 solitary styles to wave in the breeze ready to catch the 

 pollen. In the fields near we find Ophioglossum 

 vulgatum, Sherardia arvensis, Trifolium medium, 

 Genista tinctoria, Triodia decumbens, Epilobium augusti- 

 folium, Sarothamnus scoparius, and Ulex Europicus — 

 thelatterwith Orobauche major attached toit. Euouy- 

 mus Europccus I have also found here in several places. 

 We are now at the romantic glen of Shipley, where 

 in spring we find Cardamine sylvatica, Carex Icevi- 

 gata, Orchis mascula, Lathrcca squamaria, and later 

 on are seen both varieties of Orobus tuberosus, Milium 

 effusum in plenty, Hamulus lupulus, and a host of 

 common plants. In autumn the wood down the 

 hillside is glorious with Campanula latifolia, gigantic 

 specimens of Heraclcum Sphondylium shoot up, some 

 of which measure seven feet high, while not very far 

 from here, on the rubbish from the quarry, I have 

 seen this plant in full flower about six inches high, 

 thus showing the remarkable influence of opposite 

 surroundings and soil ; P/eris aquilina grows to a 

 height of ten feet in the same wood. Not far from 

 here is the village of Eldwick, where in the fields 

 we find Narthecium ossifragum, Montia fontana, 

 Carex binervis, C. stellulata, C. Jtava, Comarum 

 palustre, Salix pentandra, S. repens, Habenaria viridis, 

 Listera ovata, Scirpus setaceus, yuncus supiuus 

 (viviparous), Nephrodium Oreopteris, Betulus alba, 

 Rosa tomentosa, &c, along with many that I have 

 mentioned already for other places. If we take on to 

 Rombald's Moor, we find Eriophoruni vaginatum, 

 E. angustifolium, and large beds of Sphagnum and 

 Polytrichum ; and this reminds me that I have always 

 searched among the Sphagnum of this district in 

 vain for Malaxaris paludosa. Farther on the moor 

 are found sparingly, Trientalis Europcca, Vaccinium 

 Vitis-idica, and V. Oxycoccos. About Shipley we 

 find Hypericum Androsamum, H. pulchrum, H. 

 humifusum, H. tetrapterum, both varieties of H. 

 perforatum, Scirpus setaceus, Menyanthes trifoliata, 

 Valeriana dioica, Festuca sciuroides, Mentha sativa, 

 AT. arvensis, Sanguisorba officinalis in abundance ; 

 Potentilla procumbens, Ornithopus perpusillus, 

 Gnaphalium uligiuosum, Bromus secaliuus, Tamus 

 communis, and Acer campestre. Proceeding towards 

 Bingley, we find Geranium pyrenaicum, G. phceum, 



