THE FERNS OF NORTHANTS. 45 
Scolopendrium, and can szarcely believe that in a single walk fromits chief 
town as many as twelve species have been noticed. The following is my 
compilation of the localities of the ferns of Northants :-— 
~ Pteris aquilina, L., generally distributed, with the exception of 
the district drained by the Tove, where itis absent or rare. Plentiful 
in Harleston, coming to within three miles of Northampton, where, 
however, last year a plant grew on the brickwork of a wharf, introduced 
there by some spores carried by the river from Harleston. 
Lomaria spicant, Desv., a very rare fern, occurs in Badby Wood and in 
Harleston Firs. In the latter place it disappeared for a year or two, but 
is now again abundant. These, together with the old locality of King’s 
Cliff, are inthe Nenesystem. Mr. French records it from near Brackley, 
and Mr. Beesley from Newbottle, the latter localities probably drained 
by the Cherwell. 
Asplenium Ruta-muraria, L., Wall Rue, occurs at Dallington, within 
two miles of Northampton, on Brampton Bridge, at Overstone, (Mrs. 
Birch,) and very plentiful about our President’s (Lord Lilford) estate, at 
Lilford, as noticed in Morton’s History, tempore 1700; also at Barnack 
and Walcot Hall, and in the west of the county at Sulgrave, Astrop, (Mr. 
E. Walford,) Watford Church, &c. 
A. Adiantum-nigriim, L., very rare, at Duston Stone Pits and Harleston 
Lane, Astrop, (Walford,) and King Sutton, (French,) the two latter 
drained by the Cherwell. : 
A. Trichomanes, L., not given in ‘‘ Top. Bot.” for 32. At Lamport, 
probably an escape; at Great Billing, on Irthlingborough Bridge, Nene 
rainage, and near Towcester, (Norman,) Tove drainage. 
Athyrium Filix-femina, B.,; very fine in Delapre Woods; also, in 
Harleston Firs, Duston, Badby Wood, Yardley Chase, Overstone, (Mrs. 
Birch,) Bedford Purlieus, (Mr. Bodger,) all in Nene system, and near 
Banbury, (T. Beesley.) This is not included in ‘‘ Top. Botany.” 
Scolopendrium vulgare, 8m., Harleston stone pits, Badby, Newnham, 
Clifford Hill, (Law), Nene ; Barby, (H. W. Trott), Avon ; Eydon, Cherwell ; 
and Wappenham, Yardley Gobion, &c., Ouse. It is very frequently 
found growing in the stonework of village wells, some splendid plants 
occurring at Yardley Gobion and Lamport. 
Aspidium aculeatum, Sw., plentiful in Harleston quarries, and also 
in Maidwell Dales, (Law,) the only localities in Nene drainage ; it is very 
frequent in hedgerows in the west of county drained by the Cherwell, Leam, 
and Avon. Ishould place Maidwell Dales as the limits of its easterly range. 
A. lobatum, Harleston, Astrop, (Walford,) Chacombe, (Beesley,) 
Newnham Lane (Notcutt). 
A. angulare, W., Mr. Griffin tells me he has gathered at Badby Woods. 
Nephrodium Filiz-mas, Rich., generally distributed, although less 
frequent easterly. In Delapre Woods occurred a form very near affine. 
N. dilatatum, Desy., Harleston, Duston, Badby Woods, Delapre, 
&c., all in Nene system. 
N. spinulosum, Desv., Harleston, Badby Woods, Yardley Chase, Nene, 
and near Banbury, (French.) 
N. Thelijpteris, Desy., only on authority of Baker’s History, af 
Overstone ; now extinct. 
N. Oreopteris, Desv., recorded from Harleston, East Haddon, and 
Badby, Nene, but not recently found; likely to occur at Badby. 
Polypodium vulgare, L., generally distributed, but rare in Tove system. 
Ceterach officinarum, Willd.,on walls at Barnack, Biggin, (Rev. M. J. 
Berkeley,) Astrop, (J. Beesley.) 
Osmunda regalis, L., Moulton, (Baker’s Hist.,) now extinct. 
Ophioglossum vulgatum, L., generally distributed ; Brampton Meadows, 
nearest locality to Northampton. 
Botrychium Lunaria, Sw., recorded from Harleston Heath, (Baker’s 
Hist.,) not recently found; Oldfield, (Morton’s Nat. Hist.,) extinct. 
_ None of the Club Mosses occur in Northants, and Pilularia globulifera 
is only recorded in Morton’s Hist., from Boro’ fen. 
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