30 THE FLORA OF HALIFAX. 



Lathy rus Aphaca, L. — 27. 



Casual. English type. A. June-July. 

 Once or twice as a stray from corn mills : Wheatley (1895). 



Lathyrus pratensis, L. —112. Meadow Vetch. 

 Native. British type. P. June-August. 

 1867. Shibden.. — /. Walker. 

 Common in hedges, meadows, moist banks, woods, &c. 



Lathyrus montanus Bernh. — 107 (L. macrorrhizus, Wimm). 

 Tuberous Vetch. 

 Native. British type. P. April-July. 

 Near Halifax, frequent. — Herb. Leyland. 

 Common about Luddenden. — Herb. S.K. 1867. Shibden. 

 Very common in woods, hedges and banks. 

 Var. tenuifolius, Reich. 



1815. Hareley Wood, near Todmorden. — Herb. Leyland. 

 1840. In a wood at Scout, near Todmorden. — Battles' Flo. 



ROSACEA 



Prunus spinosa, L. — 108. (P. communis, Huds.) Sloe, 

 Blackthorn. 

 Native. British type. Shrub. April. 

 1775. Hedges below Woodhouse, and those near Copley 

 Hall in Skircoat.— /. Bolton. Carr Green.— Herh. Gibs. 



1840. Lane House Farm, Luddenden. — Herb. S.K. 



Infrequent and sparingly in hedges and woods : Hipper- 

 holme, Elland Park Wood, Stainland, Blackburn Valley, 

 Soyland, Rippenden, Luddenden Dean, Cragg Vale, 

 Crimsworth Dean. It seldom flowers, and then only 

 sparsely. 



Prunus Avium, L.— 97. Cherry. 



Denizen. English type. Tree. April-May. 

 Infrequent, in woods, and usually an introduction : Crom- 

 well Wood, Elland Park Wood, Clifton Beck, West 

 Vale (1885), Blackburn Valley, Warley Clough. 



Prunus Cerasus, L. — 33. Dwarf Cherry. 



Denizen. English type. Small tree. April-June. 



1 841. King Wood, Luddenden.— Herb. S.K. 

 1862. Grimescar Wood.— MialVs Flora. 



Infrequent, in hedges, woods, &c. : Luddenden Dean, 

 Brearley, Crimsworth Dean, Elland Park Wood (?). 

 The records for this are rather doubtful through con- 

 fusion with P. Avium. 



