THE FLOKA OF LIVERPOOL. 



Ord. LII. CoNVOLvuLACKa:. Juss. 

 The Bindweed Family. 



1. CX)NYOLVULUS. Linn. Bhtdweed. 

 Pentand. Monogyn. L. 



1. C. AEVENSis. L. (Small B.)* June, July. % 



Com fields and pastures, common. 

 The larvtc oi Sphinx Convolvuli (the Convolvulus Hawk), Erattria Sulphurea (the 

 Spotted Sulphur), and Caradrina Sepii (the Mottled Rustic), feed on this plant. 



2. CALYSTEGIA. R. Br. Cah/stegia, Hooded Bindweed, 

 Pentand, Monogyn, L. 



1. C. SEPITJM. Br. (Convohmlm senium, L.) (Great C. 

 or H.) June — ^August. % 



In woods and hedges, not uncommon, both in Wirral and 

 Lancashire. 



^. C. SoLDANELLA. Br. (Convolvuhis S, L.) (Sea-side C.) 

 June — ^August. U 



Lately very abundant near Bootle Land Marks, but now 

 becoming rapidly eradicated. Sandy fields between Cros- 

 by and Southport, not uncommon. 



3. CUSCUTA. Linn. JDodder. Pentand. Digyn. L. 



1. C. Epithymum, L. (Lesser D.) July — October. 



Parasitic on heath at Bidston Hill. 



2. C. Trifolii. Bab. (Clover D.) July, August. 



On clover, Hale, 1850, — John Harrison. 



Ord. LIIL Boraginace^. De Cand. 



The Borage Family. 



Pentand. Monogyn, Linn. 



1. ECHIUM. Linn. Vi^e/s Bugloss, 

 1. E. VULGARE. L. (Common V.) June, July. S 



Sand hills at Crosby, Formby, and Southport, common. 



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