THE FLORA OF HALIFAX. 



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Oxalis Acetosella, L. — 109. Wood Sorrel. 

 Native. British type. P. April-June. 

 1724. "The purple flowered form was noticed by Dr. 

 Richardson ' in a hollow lane betwixt Northowram and 

 Halifax.' Ray, 5y«." — Lees' Flora. 

 1 775. Willow Hall Wood and Woodhouse Scar in Skircoat, 

 and many other places thereabouts. In a lane near North- 

 owram is a species of this bearing a red flower, which is in 

 great esteem. — J.B. 



Hive House Clough, Warley. — Herb. S.K. 



1867. Howcans Wood, Shibden, abundant. — J.W. 

 Common in woods, and less frequently on banks. The 

 purple form is found occasionally, as at Hebden Bridge. 

 [Impatiens Noli-tangere, L. — 24. Balsam. 

 Alien. A. July-August. 

 1815. Hebden Bridge, now eradicated, and was most 

 probably the outcast of a garden. — Herb. F. A. Ley land.] 

 [Impatiens biflora, Walt. — 7. (/. fitlva, Nutt.) 



Alien. A garden escape. A. June-August. 

 1865. Near Elland. — W. Guthrie.] 

 Impatiens parviflora, DC. 



Alien. A naturalised garden escape. A. June-September. 

 1864. Mytholm Clough, Hebden Bridge.—/. W. as I. fidva. 



1877. Near Lumb-bank Mill, Mytholmroyd (quite natural- 

 ised). — A. Stansfield. 



Still abundant in several places in the Colden valley, i.e. 

 Mytholm Clough ; also well established at the foot of 

 Clover Hill, and Copley. 



ILICINE^. 

 Ilex Aquifolium, L. — 105. Holly. 



Native. British type. Bush or tree. May-June. 

 1839. Common about Luddenden. — Herb, S. K. 

 1867. Shibden.—/. W. 



Common in woods and hedges ; flowers sparingly, even in 

 Elland Park Wood. 



SAPINDACEJE. 

 Acer Pseudo-platanns, L. Sycamore. Plane. 

 Alien. Tree. April-June. 

 1839. In many places about Luddenden. — Herb. S. K. 

 1867. Shibden.—/. W. 



