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a cornfield at Waterloo-terrace, Flimby, in the summer of 1886; 
the field had not previously been ploughed out for many years. 
Of the AZyosotis or “‘Forget-me-not” family, four species may be 
found in the vicinity of the shore-line ; these include JZ. palustris, 
the Forget-me-not proper, in brooks and ditches; JZ. repens, also 
a dweller by the water brooks; JZ, arvensis and M. versicolor on 
drier banks ; other species are found inland. Azchusa arvensis ; 
this hirsute plant, which at first sight might be mistaken for 
Echium vulgare, is fairly common in light sandy ground all along 
the coast from St. Bees to Silloth, at which latter station, as well 
as about Allonby, it is plentiful. Sywphytum officinale, as a waif 
from cultivation, is found about Parton, Harrington, &c.; at 
Flimby I have seen it along with S. ¢wberosum, in the garden of 
a herbalist ; I suspect that neither of them has any strong claim to 
be classed among our indigenous plants. <Asperugo procumbens 
has appeared in three successive seasons, 1885-86-87, on 
heaps of household- and garden refuse deposited on the beach 
near Maryport; it is a low, creeping plant, with very minute 
purple flowers ; the stalks are square, with sharply defined edges, 
and the entire plant is rough to the touch. 
PINGUICULACEA. 
Utricularia vulgaris; this rare plant is found plentifully in the 
Old Reservoir at Maryport, which was formerly the ancient bed 
_ of the River Ellen; since the establishment of water-works in the 
~ town, the volume of water in.the reservoir has considerably dimin- 
ished ; owing to that, or to some other cause not rightly ascertained, 
the number of flower spikes has become inconsiderable, although 
_ the curiously-shaped floating stems are to be seen in plenty. 
UU. minor; rows ina “sough” at Dubmill; but during the recent 
_ dry season its existence was grievously imperilled by the drought; 
_ the same remark is applicable to Aippuris vulgaris, which is 
associated with the Bladderwort; I never saw the latter plant in 
flower at Dubmill; in the herbarium of the late Mr. Dickinson 
_ isa dried specimen in bloom, labelled “Bog near Carlisle—per 
_ T. C. Heysham, Esq.” Query—What bog is here meant? 
