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and I find that it shares with Helleboriis viridis the name of 

 "FelUn gers." Myrrhis odorata : this plant, again, from its 

 constantly appearing about homesteads and calf-paddocks, has had 

 some economical use among our forefathers. In Lamplugh, how- 

 ever, and in most parts of Ennerdale, it is not so exclusively 

 confined to the vicinity of dwellings, but appears by mountain 

 brooklets almost universally. (Enanthe crocata, " Deed-tung," at 

 Waterfoot, and also near Winter Crag. 



AraliacejE. Only one species, the Common Ivy, is recognised 

 as indigenous. 



Caprifoliace^,. Satubucus ebiilus, another plant of some 

 reputation among the old herbalists. A large patch of this unusual 

 plant grows near the farm house at Glencoin, where I am informed 

 it is occasionally sought after yet. Of its reputed virtues I possess 

 no information. Viburnum opulus : a common shrub in woods 

 and hedges ; handsome when in flower, and even lovelier when in 

 autumn wax-like scarlet-tinted berries adorn its branches in profu- 

 sion. Of the Common Honeysuckle I need not attempt any 

 description. 



RuBiACE^. Galium boredle occurs on both shores of the lowest 

 reach of Ullswater. Its flowering season is more brief than that of 

 its congeners; and hence the plant is perhaps liable to be over, 

 looked. Once seen, it cannot afterwards be mistaken for any of 

 the other members of the family. G. verum: not unfrequent in 

 dry, sandy soils. G. palustre: a weak and straggling plant, which 

 loves boggy- or peaty ground. Asperula odorata: a pretty little 

 plant, affecting dry rocky woods and coppices. Scented when dry, 

 and retaining its pleasant odour for years. The peasantry of 

 Cumberland frequently dry the pretty whorled leaves, which they 

 call, not inaptly, "Star-gers". 



Valerianace^. Valeriana dioica: of wide distribution and 

 frequent occurrence in upland meadows, especially where drainage 

 has been neglected. Its white petals, bordered externally with 

 pink, are seen early in the season around " totter bogs." Valeri- 

 anella olitoria : not usually occurring here, though frequent in the 



