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perpendicular rocks of the mountain Craig y Llyn Vawr, furrowed by 



the action of the torrents that supply the lake. 

 Erica tetralix. — On the Banwen. 

 Menyanthes trifoliata. — Abundant on the Banwen, about Porth-yr-ogof, and 



other boggy spots. 

 Pinguicula vulgaris. — Adorning the mossy rocks at the Cil Hepste Fall with 



its singular deep blue flowers. Very plentiful also on Gorsellyn Bog. 

 Veronica montana. — Between the Lamb and Flag and Pont Nedd Vechan. 

 Digitalis purpurea, var. flor. alb. — A noble Foxglove with white flowers I 



gathered by the side of the little cascade at Aberpergwm. 

 * Scutellaria minor. — On the mountainous boggy moor close to Cil Hepste 



Farm. 

 Callitriche autumnalis. — Fringing almost the entire southern margin of Llyn 



Vaur, both in and out of the water. 

 Juncus uliginosus. — Plentiful on the Banwen mountain. 

 Juncus squarrosus. — On the barren Craig y Llyn Vaur. 

 Narthecium ossifragum. — Very abundant in the boggy meadows near the 



Mellte and Pyrddin, as well as on wet spots below Llyn Vaur, and on 



the Banwen, where its rich golden clusters make a fine show when in 



flower. 

 *Eliockaris pauciflora. — On the Banwen mountain. 

 *Eriophorum pubescens. — Abundant in Gorsellyn Bog, but confined to the 



wettest and least accessible parts of it, where it grows in company with 



the Globe-flower (Trollius EuropceusJ, amidst a forest of Reeds, Sedges, 



&c, while E. angustifolum and E. polystachion keep on the more exposed 



parts of the marsh, and on dryer spots. 

 E. vaginatum. — On the Banwen mountain in wet places. 

 Carex dioica. — Rather plentiful in wet spots on the Banwen, near Gorsellyn. 

 C. muricata. — In a marshy meadow below Llyn Vaur. 

 C. stellulata. — On the Banwen. 

 *C.fulva. — Boggy ground on the Banwen. 

 C. distans. — On Gorsellyn Bog. 

 C. vesicaria. — On the margin of Llyn Vaur. 

 C. ampullacea. — On the border of Gorsellyn Bog. 

 Polypodium phegopteris. — This delicate fern was plentiful on the rocky banks 



of the Hepste river about both the falls. 

 P. dryopteriss — Equally abundant below Cil Hepste. 

 P. calcareum. — Among copse wood half way up the rock below Sgwd-yr- 



Hen-Rhyd. 

 Aspidium lobatum.*— Between Pont Nedd Vechan and Cil Hepste. 

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