82 THE FLORA OF HALIFAX. 



Bartsia Odontites, Huds. —in. 



Native. British type. A. July-August. 

 1835. Kershaw House Farm, near Luddenden ; 1841, 



Midgley road-side. — Herb. S.K. 

 Near Brighouse. — Herb. Leyland. 

 Rare, only found recently near Elland Park Wood. 



Pedicularis palustris, L. — no. Lousewort. 



Native. British type. A. June-August. 

 1844. In a bog near Denholme, seven miles north of 



Halifax.— Herb S.K. (This would be outside the parish.) 

 1867. Ogden.— ]. Walker. 

 Rare, no recent record. 



Pedicularis sylvatica, L. — 112. Lousewort. 

 Native. British type. P. May-July. 

 1841. Common about Luddenden.— Herb. S. King. 

 1867. Shibden and Ogden. — /. Walker. 

 Very common in wet moorland pastures. 



Rhinanthus Crista-galli, L. — 112. Yellow Rattle, 



Native. British type. A. June-July. 

 1867. Shibden. — /. Walker. 

 Frequent, in meadows and pastures : Lightcliffe, Wheatley, 



Barkisland, Rishworth, Cragg Vale, Hebden Bridge, 



Stansfield, &c. 



Melampyrum pratense, L.— 107. Cow- wheat. 



Native. British type. A. June-August. 

 1864. Mytholm Clough, Hebden Bridge.— J. W. (though 



under the name M. sylvaticum). 

 1888. Hebden Bridge Valley ; Halifax. — Lees' Flora. 



Mainly, or exclusively var. montanum, Johnst. Frequent in 

 woods and heathy banks, rarer on moors : Sun Wood, 

 Luddenden, Stainland, Rishworth, Hollock Lea, Crims- 

 worth Dean, Hardcastle Crags, Gorple stream, Hippings 

 Clough : quite rare in the eastern part of the parish. 



OROBANCHACE^- 



[Orobanche major, L.— 61. Broomrape. 



Native, extinct. English type. P. June-July. 

 1775. In several fields about Elland Park, in some rough 

 fields at Binn's Hall, near Mixenden, and also in several 

 fields about Rastrick. — /. Bolton. 



