THE FLORA OF LIVERPOOL. 

 SUB-ORD. II. PARNASSIEiE. 



2, PARNASSIA. Linn. Grass of Parnassus. 

 Pentand. Trigyn. L. 



1. P. PALUSTRis. L. (Common G.) August — October. V, 



Common in bogs, and wet places amongst the sand hills 

 on the shores of the Mersey. New Brighton, Hoylake, 

 Seaforth, Formby, Southport, &c. 



Ord. X. PoLYGALACE^. Juss. The Milkwort Famii 



1. POL YG ALA. Linn. Milkwort. Biadeljph. Octand. L. 

 1. P. VULGARIS. L. (Common Milkwort.) June, July. U 



Very common in dry barren places inland, where it is of a 

 deep blue or of a delicate pink colour, and on the sand 

 hills on the coast, where it is more frequently pale blue or 

 white. 



Ord. XL Caryophyllaceje. Juss. 

 The Chickweed Family. 



SUB-ORD. I. SILENEiE. 



1. DLANTHUS. Linn. Pinh. Becand. Bigyn. L, 



1, D. ARMERIA. L. (Deptford P.) July, August. 



Fields near Gill Moss Chapel. Frequent in sandy fields 

 about Bootle, — ^W.S. Abundant in a com field near 

 Sutton. 



2. D. DELToiDEs. L. (Maiden P.) July, August. 4 



Near Wallasey Church, — J.S. in Herb. Near Wallasey 

 Pool,— H. Shepherd. Hale Point,-^.H. 



2. SAPONARIA. Linn. Soapwort. Becand. Bigyn. ]j. 

 1. S. OFFICINALIS. L. (Common S.) July, August % 



Abundant about Hoylake, — W.S. Hedge banks, road sides, 

 and sandy places about Bidston, Crosby, Formby, South- 

 port, &c. 



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