14 THE FLORA OF HALIFAX. 



ground at Sterne Mill, Copley, or Elland, and once on 

 Mosleden Moor, Rishworth, growing close to Narthecium. 



Saponaria officinalis, L. Soapwort. 



Denizen. English type. P. July-September. 

 1775. In plenty about Hebden Bridge; near Ripponden ; 



and at the end of the lane going down to Styes in 



Sowerby. — J.B. 

 1845. In Bentley Royd, Sowerby ; near White Windows, 



Norland ; and below Sterne Mill. — Med. Bot. Soc. 

 Infrequent, recent stations are Mytholmroyd, Firth House 



in Barkisland, and Elland. 



Silene Cucubalus, Wibel. — 104. Bladder Campion. 

 Native. British type. P. June-August. 



1775. In most of the cornfields about Skircoat Moor; 



Steps in Warley. — J.B. 

 1844. Lane House damstones, Luddenden Brook. — Herb. 



S.K. 1867. Upper Shibden.— J. W. 

 Infrequent, on railway banks and waste ground : Light- 



cliffe, Halifax, Elland, Tag Lock, Salterhebble, Copley, 



Norland, Rishworth, Hebden Bridge, and Ogden. 



[Silene anglica, L. — 57. 



Alien. English type. A. July-August. 

 1844. Lane House damstones, Luddenden Brook. — Herb. 

 S,K. Possibly " from the sweepings of the corn mill," 

 but more likely an escape from King's own garden at 

 Lane House, for his herbarium contains a specimen, 

 dated 1842, which was %t Raised from the seed of a 

 Yorkshire specimen."] 



Lychnis alba, Mill. — 102. White Campion. 

 Native, British type. B. June-July. 



1843. In a field above the Hollins, Warley. — Herb. S.K. 



1844. Luddenden Brook. — S.K. 



1867. In a cornfield at the top of Burnt Brow, Shibden. — 

 J.W. 



Infrequent, though perhaps more common than formerly, 

 and with a range extending to 750 feet : at Halifax in 

 various places, Stainland, Elland, Tag Lock, Norland, 

 Luddenden Dean, and Hebden Bridge. 



