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LIST OF BOTAmCAL SPECIES 



OBSERVED IN THE DISTRICT BY MR. ROLAND ELLIS. 



Date when first ob- Cr,ppies 



served in Bower. species. 



Jan. 25. Ulex enropaeus (Furze). 

 Fet. 10. Alnus glutinosua (Al- 

 der). 

 ,, 17. SteUaria media (Chick- 

 weed). 

 Mar. 20. Tussilagofarfara (Colts- 

 foot). 

 April 7. Salix repens (Creeping 

 Sallow) (f and Q . 

 „ Anemone nemorosa 



(Wood Anemone). 

 „ PotentOla fragriaras- 

 trum (False Straw- 

 berry) . 

 „ Caltha palustris (Marsh 



Marigold). 

 ,, Ranunculus ficaria 



(Lesser Celandine) . 

 8. Nepeta glechoma 

 (Ground Ivy). 

 „ Taraxacum densleonis 



(Dandelion). 

 „ Salix caprea (Sallow) (^. 

 '2.0. SteUaria holostea (Star- 

 wort) . 



28. Cardamine pratensis 



(Bittercress). 



29. Luzulacampestris (Field 



Woodrush) . 

 „ Betula alba (Birch) (^ 

 and $ . 

 May 1. Prunuscommunis(Sloe). 

 3. Scilla nutans (Bluebell). 

 „ Viola canina (Dog Vio- 

 let). 

 „ Capsella bursa-pastoris 



(Shepherds' purse). 

 15. Prunus ccrasus (Wild 



Cherry). 

 17. Ranunculus aquatilis 



(Water Crowfoot). 

 „ Ranunculus hederaceus 

 (I^-y Ranunculus) . _ 



Date when first ob- HT,o,.io= 



served in flower. opecies. 



May 3. Pyrus malis (Wild 

 Apple). 

 „ Genista anglica (Petty 



Whin). 

 „ Lamium purpureum 



(Red Dead-nettle). 

 ,, Viola palustris (Marsh 

 Violet). 

 20. Sorothamus scoparius 

 (Broom). 

 , , Aj uga reptans ( Bugle) . 

 ,, Veronica chamaedrys 



(Birds'-eye). 

 „ Tormentilla reptans 

 (Creeping Toimen- 

 tilla). 

 26. Acer pseudo-platanus 

 (.Sycamore) . 

 „ Crataegus oxyacantha 

 (May). 

 June 1. Menyanthes trifoliata 

 (Buckbean). 

 „ Lychnis diuma (Cam- 

 pion) . 

 „ Lychnis flos-cuculi 



(Ragged Robin). 

 „ Chrysanthemiun leu- 

 canthemum (Oxeye 

 Daisy). 

 8. Rubus caesius (Dew- 

 berry. 

 10. Galium saxatile (Heath 

 Bedstraw). 

 „ Galium uliginosum 



(Marsh Bedstraw). 

 ,, Veronica beccabunga 



(Brooklime). 

 , , Lysimachia nummu- 

 laria(Creeping Jenny) . 

 ,, Sambucus nigra 



(Elder). 

 „ Rubus jpruticosus (sevl. 

 varieties) Blackberrj-. 



