THE FLORA OP LIVERPOOL. 



2. L. PILOSA. Willd. fJuncus piloaus. L.) March — May. 2^ 



In woods and shady places, frequent. 

 The larra of Mythimna Turca (<he Double Line) feeds on thi» plant. 



3. L. CAMPESTRis. Br. fJunctM camp, L,) (Pield W.) 



March, April. 2^ 

 Var. a. Hook, & Arnott. " Filaments about six times 



shorter than the anther, seeds nearly globose." 

 Var. b. Hook. & Arnott. L. congesta. Lej. &E.B.S. 



Woods and pastures, very frequent. The latter being often 

 found in marshy wet ground. 



3. NARTHECIUM. Huds. Bog Asphodel. 

 1 . N. ossipragum. Huds. (Lancashire B.) July, Aug. U 



Oxton Heath, scarce. Formby Marsh, plentiful. South 

 port, &c. Simmons-wood Moss, abundant, — ^W.H. 



Ord. LXXXV. Butomace^. Rich. 

 The Flowering-RiLsh Family. 



1. BUTOMUS. Linn. Flowering -rush. 

 Enneand. Hexagon. L. 

 I. B. UMBELLATus. L. (Common F.) June, July. U 



Ditches and ponds. Plentiful on Bidston Marsh, Leasowe, 

 Hoylake, Little Crosby, and Formby, — R. Tudor. South - 

 port, — H. Aughton. 



Ord. LXXXVI. Alismace^. Br. 

 The Water Plantain Family. 



i. ALISMA. Linn. Water Plantain. Hexand. Polygn. L. 



\. A. Plantago. L. (Greater W.) June — August. 2^ 



Var. a. Hook. & Arnott. ''Leaves broader, more 

 or less ovate." 



Var. b. Hook. & Arnott. A. lanceolata. With. 

 " Leaves lanceolate, tapering below." 



Both varieties very frequent in ditches and ponds. 

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