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while on Todhills Moss on the 26th of August last (1883), every 

 plant of the Great Sundew we found retained insects in different 

 stages of digestion and captivity. In many cases the leaves — 

 unlike those of the Common Sundew, which gradually encloses 

 from all sides — were folded boldly over in two halves. 



The Common Milkwort, Polygala vulgaris, grows plentifully on 

 Kingmoor, where the variety P. v. depressa may also be found ; 

 but finer plants than the Kingmoor ones may be found on Stainton 

 Banks. The colour of the flowers varies from white through pink 

 and lilac to blue. An old time name of this pretty little plant was 

 Rogation or Procession Flower. Among the garlands of wild 

 flowers made by the " goodlie companies" who went out into the 

 fields during Rogation week to give praise to God, our modest 

 little flower was conspicuous. 



In the order of the Pinks or Carnations, CARVOPHYLLACEiE, we 

 have nothing very extraordinary except perhaps the Wood Stichwort, 

 Stellaria nemorum, common in Wetheral Woods, Mire Banks, &c. 

 This is a very rare plant in Lancashire and Cheshire, according to 

 the Secretary of one of the Liverpool clubs, who gives in a paper 

 his many disappointments in search of it. Soapwort, Saponaria 

 officinalis, is said to have grown on the Scar some years ago, and I 

 am still in hopes of finding it ; for the Scar, as a bit of botanical 

 hunting-ground in a small space, is very rich. Among other 

 common plants in the above order are the Red and the White 

 Campions, the Ragged Robin, etc. The Corncockle may be 

 found every year in some of the cornfields between Kingmoor and 

 Cargo. 



Flax is either grown with us for economic purposes, or else occurs 

 as a casual about roadsides, railway banks, etc. In a small field of 

 Flax near Cringledykes, this summer — and a field of Flax in flower 

 is a sight worth seeing — occurred that rare casual, as Mr. Hodgson 

 calls it, the Wild Radish, Raphanus raphanistrum, belonging to 

 the CRUCiFERiE. The Mountain Flax, L. catharticum, (why 

 Mountain ? seeing it grows as commonly in our lowlands as any 

 other situation, and may be found in most of our meadows, railway 

 banks, etc.;) is noted for its medicinal properties, and is in great 



