THE FLORA OF HALIFAX. 



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1785. In pastures about Cold Edge, in Mixenden ; in a 

 small croft close by the house at Ball Green, Sowerby ; 

 in the fields near Holy Green, Northowram ; and some 

 other places in the neighbourhood of Halifax.—/. Bolton ; 

 Fil. Brit. 



1836. Stansfield Moor ; Shibden Dale, and many other 

 places about Halifax. — Herb. Leyland. 



1862. Castle Carr, near Luddenden (C. Eastwood) ; barren 

 pastures on high land about Todmorden, abundant 

 (T. Stansfield) ; Fixby (Htidd. Nat. Hist.)—MialVs Fl. 



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



Infrequent and sparingly in moorland pastures, often associ- 

 ated with Adder's-tongue ; Hunter Hill, Mixenden ; 

 Shibden Head ; Hollock Lea, Cragg Vale ; Rake Head, 

 Erringden ; Crimsworth Dean ; Staups Mill, Hippings 

 Clough. 



Var. incisum, Milde. 



1862. Pastures near Speed Clough in Stansfield. 



A. Stansfield; MialVs Flora. 



EQUISETACE^. 



[Equisetum maximum, L.— 83. Giant Horsetail. 

 Native ? English type. P. May. 

 1888. Hebden Bridge Valley.— Lees' Flora. 

 It requires confirmation, as no personal authority is given, 

 and there is no other record whatever.] 



Equisetum arvense, L.— 108. Horsetail. 



Native. British type. P. April- May. 



1790. Canal banks, Mearclough bottom. — /. Bolton; Fil. 

 Brit. ii. 



Hebden Bridge. — S. Gibson ; Herb. S. King. 



1844. Luddenden. — S. King. 1867. Shibden.—/. Walker. 



Common on damp waste ground, railway and canal banks, &c. 



Equisetum sylyaticum, L. — 97. Wood Horsetail. 

 Native. British type. P. April- May. 



1790. In wet, sandy soils, in woods and meadows about 

 Halifax, abundantly. — ■/. Bolton; Fil. Brit. ii. 



1839. Rough Hey Wood, Norland (J . Shepherd) \ 1841. 

 Denhouse Wood, near Luddenden. — Herb. S. King. 



1888. Hebden Valley.— F. A. Lees. 



