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hedgerow. Linaria cymhalaria : this is a pretty little creeper, 

 growing in many places on old walls; generally reputed an alien, 

 though there is evidence of its presence amongst us at least three 

 hundred years ago. Cooper, a writer of Queen Elizabeth's day 

 (1584), calls it "an herbe that groweth in mud walls, with a leafe 

 in fashion like ivy, but much less, and a little purple flower.' 

 Mimulus lute.us: this plant, more clearly an alien than the 

 preceding, is now thoroughly naturalised, and in parts of the 

 district may be seen in vigorous growth about water-courses, 

 where its roots are constantly under water. About Ulcatrow, and 

 Dockray, in Matterdale ; also near the old Snuff Mill at Stainton. 

 Eleven of the nineteen native species of Veronica may be found 

 among us. Veronica hederi/olia : the earliest flowering of the 

 genus; appears sparingly in gardens as a weed. Hallsteads kitchen 

 garden. V. montana: nearly resembling Germander; occurs 

 plentifully in Dunmallet; in Dalemain Woods, near the corn-mill; 

 in the ravine between Airey Force and Dockray; will also 

 probably be found in the woods about Patterdale. V. scutellata : 

 in watery places not uncommon. Near Bennet Head, and about 

 Watermillock, in ditches and water-courses. Both species of Louse- 

 wort, and the Yellow Rattle, "Henpens" of the mowers, exist in 

 the district, as does the Red Bartsia, in moist and semi-sterile 

 pastures, and by road-sides. Melamfyrum pratense : appears 

 about Airey Force, Dockray, Stybarrow, and similar places. 

 M. sylvuticum is found in a few wooded localities. 



Orobanchace^. The only member of this order found with 

 us is that singular and very rare plant (in Cumberland at least), 

 Lathrcea squamaria. In drying, the whole plant becomes quite 

 black. It is parasitic on the roots of elm, hazel, &c. Has a 

 peculiar habit of disappearing from its recorded stations, again to 

 be found at the same place after an indefinite period, I found it 

 last year in early June— rather late for this plant— near Lyulph's 

 Tower ; and when I visited the place the other day, no trace of its 

 existence could be discerned. 



Labiate. About twenty members of this order are produced 



