72 THE FLORA OF HALIFAX. 



I 775* On a moor in Bradshaw, about the pipe-clay pits, 

 in mossy, wet places. This seems to be one of the scarcest 

 plants in England. — J.B. 



On the hill above Causey Foot near the Pottery. — Herb. 

 Ley land. 



1840. On the top of Swill Hill. — Baines' Flora. 

 1841-4. Swill Hill.— Herb. S.K. 



1874. On a piece of bog land at the foot of Soil (or Swill) 

 Hill, between Halifax and Howarth. — R. Earnshaw, 

 Lees' Flora. 



It still flourishes in several places, in this its most southerly 

 station in the British Isles. 



Anagallis arvensis, L.— 99. Scarlet Pimpernel. 

 Colonist. British type. A. July-September. 



1841. Mill House, Sowerby; Sowerby Bridge. — Herb. S.K. 

 1843. Sterne Mill. — Herb. Gibson. 



Infrequent in gardens or cultivated ground : Halifax, &c. 

 Anagallis ccerulea, Sch. — 48. Casual. 



1832. Lumb Mill. — Herb. Gibson. 1895. Elland. 



Anagallis tenella, L.— 97. Bog Pimpernel. 



Native. British type. P. July-August. 

 1775. A scarce plant here, only in Stainland Dean, near 



the sides of the footpath leading from Firth House to 



Stainland, in a boggy place. — J. Bolton. 

 1820. Stainland Dean. — Herb. Leyland. 

 Firth House Mill— Widdop Lord; Herb. S.K. 

 1888. Hebden Bridge. — A.Stansfield; Lees' Flora. 



OLEAOE^l. 



Fraxinus excelsior, L.— 109. Ash. 



Native. British type. Tree. Late April-May. 



1 841. Common about Luddenden. — Herb. S.K. 



1867. Shibden. — /. Walker. 



Frequent in woods, but usually planted. 



Ligustrum vulgare, L. — 83. Privet. 



Alien. English type. Shrub. June-July. 



1867. Canal banks, planted for garden fences, but not in- 

 digenous. — ■/. Walker. 



