I38 THE FLORA OF HALIFAX. 



1785. Polypodium cristatum, from the chinks of moist rocks 

 and old walls, in steep and craggy woods, everywhere in 

 the Parish of Halifax, particularly in Birks Wood and 

 Lee Bank, Shroggs, abundantly. — /. Bolton; Fil. Brit. 



Woods near Halifax, frequent. — Herb. Leylaud. 



1840. Very common about Luddenden. — Herb. S. King. 



1 862 . Varieties from Todmorden named by A . & T. Stansfield 

 in MialVs Fl. 



1867. Common in Shibden, and throughout the Parish. — 

 /. Walker. 



Very common, in moist woods, cloughs, &c. 

 Var. dumetorum, Moore. 



1862. Vale of Todmorden, plentiful. — T. Stansfield. 

 Var. collina, Bab. 



1862. Hills about Todmorden, frequent. — A. 

 Stansfield ; MialVs Flora. 



[Lastraea aemula, Brack. — 34. 



Native ? Atlantic type. P. July-August. 

 1862. L. dilatata, var fcenisecii, wood between Luddenden 



and Luddenden Foot. — C. Eashvood ; MialVs Flora. 

 Not improbable, but requires confirmation.] 



Polypodium yulgare, L.— 112. Polypody. 



Native. British type. P. July-September. 

 Birks Lane, &c, frequent. — Herb. Leyland. 

 Beestones W T ood. — Herb. S. King. 



1867. Shibden, Luddenden, and the valleys near Hebden 



Bridge, common. — J . Walker. 

 Rare now and decreasing, on old walls, but not found on old 



tree trunks, as often elsewhere : Cat-i-'th' Well, Luddenden ; 



near the Derby, Rishworth ; Gibson's mill, Hardcastle 



Crags ; Pecket Wood, Hebden Bridge ; Strines, Stansfield. 



Phegopteris Dryopteris, Fee.— 73. (Polypodium Dryopteris, 



L). Oak Fern. 



Native. Scottish type. P. July-August. 



1775. In Northdean in Greetland ; in a lane going from 

 Bairstow toward Upper Willow Hall in Skircoat, in the 

 wall upon the right side as you go. — /. Bolton. 



1785. In Birks Wood, North Dean Wood, Puttin Park 

 and other woods in the neighbourhood of Halifax, plenti- 

 fully. -J.B., Fil. Brit. 



