258 BOTANY OF HUMPHREY HEAD. [September, 



lots of Rosa spinosissima, and near the southern end of the hill 

 a considerable quantity of Veronica spicata, var. hybrida. This 

 last-named plant grew on ledges on the face of the hill, in several 

 instances in inaccessible places. We returned along the eastern 

 side of the hill, which is considerably more sloping than the 

 other, and much more bare of vegetation. We observed Glau- 

 cium luteum, Sedum Telephium, and Silene maritima between the 

 foot of the hill and high-water mark. In due time we arrived 

 at the point where we commenced our ascent ; and having had a 

 very early breakfast before leaving Preston, we resolved to take 

 as direct a path as possible to the Cavendish Arms at Cartmel, 

 and order dinner. 



Before, however, taking our final leave of Humphrey Head, 

 we should mention that we found the following among many 

 other common species of plants dispersed about the hill: — Clino- 

 podium vulgare, Carlina vulgaris, Thymus Serpyllmn, Asplenium 

 Adiantum-ni(/rum, Helianthemum vulgare, Anthyllis Vulnera7'ia, 

 Solidago Virgaurea, Malva moschata. Erica cinerea. We did 

 not find Hypochceris maculata, which is said to grov/ on Humphrey 

 Head, and we were unable to examine a portion of the lower 

 part of the western side of the promontory, owing to the state of 

 the tide. A very pleasant walk of three miles through rural shady 

 lanes redolent of woodbines, newly mown hay, etc., brought us 

 to Cartmel. Our anxiety to realize our anticipations of dinner 

 did not however prevent our botanizing upon our way, or turning 

 a short distance out of it for the purpose of inspecting Wrays- 

 holme Tower, an ancient '' fortified house of a junior branch of 

 the Harringtons of Aldingham in the fourteenth century, but 

 now degraded into a cowhouse," which lay a little to the right 

 of the road. On the top of the Tower we saw a quantity of 

 Parietaria officinalis, and on the walls adjacent we found Saxi- 

 fraga tridactylites and Asplenium Hut a-mur aria. An old wall by 

 the wayside, between Humphrey Head and Cartmel, was lite- 

 rally covered with luxuriant specimens of Sedum acre, Asplenium 

 Trichomanes, and Polypodium vulgare. The hedges abounded 

 with Tamus communis, interspersed occasionally with Ligusirum 

 vulgare and Lonicera Periclymenum. In the ditches were large 

 quantities of Agrimonia Eupatoria, (Enanthe crocata, Valeriana 

 officinalis, Sium nodiflorum, and occasional specimens of Lythrum 

 Salicaria, Sparganium ramosum and siniplex. In one place we 



