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near Swineside, above Mosedale, and probably also among the 

 screes on the neighbouring fell. Draba verna. Spring Whitlow- 

 Grass, many thousands on Dalston Green. Of the wild Migno- 

 nettes, Reseda luteola, Dyer's Rocket, on loose soils, rubbish heaps, 

 &c., about Sebergham, frequent. HelianthemutJi vtilgare, Common 

 Rock-Rose, about Park Head. Of the Violace^e, or Violet Tribe, 

 the only rare example is Viola odorata, v. alba, the Sweet-Scented 

 Violet, which grows on the banks of the Roe-beck, from High 

 Bridge down almost to its junction with the main river. Of the 

 Sundews, Drosera rotmidifolia^ the common, or Round-Leaved 

 species abounds in every mountain bog ; D. intermedia, the Long- 

 Leaved Species, a comparatively rare plant, also grows by a wayside 

 ditch near Stone Ends farm, Mosedale. 



Passing now to the Caryophyllace^, or Pink family, and 

 omitting the commoner Catchflies, Chickweeds, &c., we come to 

 Stellaria nemoriwi, Wood Stitchwort, which grows in an old orchard 

 at Flatbank farm, Gatesgill. Arenaria serpyllifolia, Thyme-Leaved 

 Sandwort, is not unfrequently met with on turf-topped dry walls, 

 towards the head of the Valley. Spergula arvensis, Corn Spurrey, 

 is of far too frequent occurrence in cultivated grounds in the same 

 quarter; especially where drainage has been neglected, or when 

 the season has been wetter than usual. Of the Purslane order, 

 Montia foniana, Water-Blinks, holds a place in almost every 

 "well-eye" or "totterbog/' among the hills. 



Several members of the St. John's Wort family are indigenous 

 to the Valley; but none of them is of unusual occurrence elsewhere. 

 Of the Mallow family, Althaa oMcinalis, Marsh Mallow, grows 

 frequently about old dwellings, and is a plant of some repute with 

 cottage herb doctors. Malva moschata, Musk Mallow, rather a 

 handsome species, is fairly plentiful, rooting deeply into sandy or 

 light gravelly soils. Fine examples occur about the ballast pits 

 near Dalston station. Lintmi catharlicum, Purging Flax, is abundant 

 in many parts of the district. 



The wild Geranium order. This tribe has many representatives 

 amongst us, the most conspicuous being the fine dark blue 

 Geranium pratense, Meadow Cranesbill, in the lower portions of 



