96 THE FLORA OF HALIFAX. 



1867. Shibden, not common — /. Walker. 

 Infrequent, in woods. 

 Betula pubescens, Ehrh.— 71. (B. glutinosa, Wallr.) Birch. 

 Native. British type. Tree. May. 

 1867. Shibden, not common.—/. Walker. 

 Common in woods, stony rough ground and clough edges. 



Alnus glutinosa, Medic— no. Alder. 



Native. British type. Tree. March-April. 



1 84 1. Common about Luddenden.— Herb. S. King. 

 1867. Shibden.—/. Walker. 



Common by stream sides. 

 Corylus Avellana, L.— in. Hazel. 



Native. British type. Shrub. February- March. 

 1840. Luddenden. — Herb. S. K. 

 1867. Shibden, common.— J.W. 

 Common in woods and clough s. 



Quercus Robur, L.— 105. Oak. 



Native. British type. Tree. May-June. 

 1562. " It was told me by a learned man, a frende of 

 myne, that in the year of our Lorde mdlvii, that there 

 was a great plentye of galles found upon oke leves in the 

 North countre of England and namely about H ally fax." 

 Turner's Hevball, ii, 109. 



1842. Common about Luddenden.— Herb. S. King. 

 1867. Shibden and Shroggs Wood, common.— /. W. 

 Common, but not reaching any great size, the soil on the 



rocky slopes where it is most abundant being too shallow. 



Both varieties— pedunculata, Ehrh. and sessiliflora, Salisb. 



—occur. 

 Castanea sativa, Mill. Chesnut. Alien, always planted. 



1867. Banks of Red Beck, near Lee Lane, in Shibden.— 



J.W. 

 Fagus sylYatica, L._67. Beech. 



Denizen. English type. Tree. May. 

 1867. Shibden, common.—/. Walker. 

 In most mixed woods and in the cloughs. It does not seem 



to be merely an artificially planted tree in this district, 



though often such ; and though it does not flower freely, 



seedlings have been observed. 



