358 FLINTSHIRE PLANTS NOT RECORDED IN ED. 2 OF ' TOP. BOT.' 



The highest ground is Moel Famnicau, 1823 feet above the sea, 

 half of the mountain only being in this county. 



The following plants, which I have observed growing in Flint- 

 shire, are not recorded in the 2nd edition of ' Topographical 

 Botany ' : — 



-■^Clematis Vitalha L. A few bushes nearly one mile south of 

 Caergwrle, just before reaching the boundary of Denbighshire. 

 Most probably introduced. 



Banuncidus Droiwtii Schultz. In the stream flowing from 

 Ffynnon Asaph, about a quarter of a mile towards Diserth. 



Papavcr hijbridum L. Queried. Formerly abundant on waste 

 ground on the east side of Rhyl, especially near the Cemetery, and 

 by the footpath leading to the Diserth Road. Now nearly extinct, 

 owing to building operations and the making of Gladstone Road. 



Fumaria pallidifiora Jord. Sparingly by footpath from centre 

 of Prestatyn towards Rhyl. 



Cardamine sylvatica Link. In the neighbourhood of Nannerch, 

 also about Prestatyn. Doubtless frequent. 



Cochlear ia danlca L. Abundant on sandy hedge cops on the 

 sea side of the railway-station at Prestatyn, towards Rhyl. 



Viola licichenhachlana Bor. On limestone in the Leete or Alyn 

 Valley, about one mile west of Rhydymwyn Railway-station. 



I'ulygala depressa Wend. On tlie slope of Coed yrEsgob, about 

 one mile and a half south of Prestatyn, and high ground at 

 Nannerch. Doubtless frequent. 



Euonymus europaus L. In the Leete or Alyn Valley, about three 

 miles south-west of Rhydymwyn Railway-station. 



Astragalus glycyphyllus L. Sparingly on the slope of Coed yr 

 Esgob, nearly two miles south of Prestatyn. 



CaUitriche platycarpa Kutz. In the stream flowing from 

 Ffynnon Asaph, about a quarter of a mile towards Diserth. 



(Enanthe crocata L. Ditches between Diserth aud Rhuddlan, 

 and also between Diserth and St. Asaph. 



\Smyr)iium Olusatrum L. Field below a farmhouse called Tan 

 yr allt, base of the hill south of Prestatyn. Abundant about 

 Meliden, especially in lane leading to Pwll y bont ; also in woods 

 at Nant, about half a mile east of Prestatyn. Although so 

 plentiful in the neighbourhood, most probably originally intro- 

 duced. 



Cornus sanguinea L. Abundant on the slope of Coed yr Esgob, 

 one to two miles south of Prestatyn, also in hedgerows about 

 Meliden. In the neighbourhood of Caergwrle. 



l^ipsacus pilosus L. Queried. Banks of the river, mostly on 

 the west side, between Rhuddlan and St. Asaph. 



'■^'Onopordum Acanthiuiit L. Among the ruins of Rhuddlan 

 Castle. 



Scrratnla tinctoria L. Slope of Coed yr Esgob, about one mile 

 and a half south of Prestatyn. In the Leete or Alyn Valley, about 

 three miles south-west of Rhydymwyn Railway-station. 



Anthcwis Cotida L. Cornfields at Prestatyn. 



Convolvulus Soldani'llah. Loose sandhills about one mile and a 



