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boreale, Rubiis saxatilis, Potentilla fruticosa, Melampyrum sylvaticum, Polygonxim 

 viviparum, Plantago maritima, Geranium sylvaticum, Festuca vivipara, Primula fari- 

 nosa, Pyrus Aria, Trollius europteus, Rosa Sabiiii and. involuta, and some other species 

 whicli require more examination in a growing state. I do not find any record of this 

 locality for the two roses here mentioned, which I discovered here, on the Yorkshire 

 side of the Tees. The latter is said to grow in the Hebrides and Western Highlands 

 of Scotland, but as far as my knowledge extends, this is the first time of its having 

 been gathered south of the Tweed. One old plant was all that I found at the time, 

 a sucker from which is now growing freely in my garden. I am inclined to think that 

 Rosa Doniana of Smith grows freely in the same place. This spot is about a mile 

 from High Force Inn. In the afternoon we visited High Force, which was an aw- 

 fully grand sight, the river being much swollen by the heavy rains. We here observ- 

 ed plenty of Cnicus heterophyllus, Brachypodium pinnatum, &c. 



The morning of July 22nd being fine, we set out, with Mr. Scott the landlord for 

 our guide, he being well acquainted with the localities of all the rare plants of the 

 neighbourhood. We proceeded by way of Whey Syke, crossed Langdon Beck, and 

 so on to Widdy Bank, where we gathered Bartsia alpina, Gentiana verna (in seed), 

 Carex capillaris, Equisetum variegatum, Parnassia palustris, Tofieldia palustris, Sax- 

 ifraga aizoides, Lycopodium Selaginoides, &c. Widdy Bank being an extensive tract 

 it will be necessary to say that the place where we gathered the above plants was the 

 sloping bank of the Tees, in Widdy-Bank Farai. From this spot we proceeded to 

 Falcon Clinks ; here grow Lycopodium Selago, Cryptogramma crispa, Asplenium 

 Trichomanes, viride and Ruta-muraria, Sedum Telephium, Vaccinium Vitis-idsea and 

 Juniperus communis, in great abundance. Here I cast around many an anxious look 

 for Woodsia Ilvensis ; at length, after much searching, and a good wetting from the 

 drip of the water from the huge basaltic rocks, to my great joy I espied two small 

 plants, which were instantly secured ; a little farther on we saw three more under 

 a bush of Prunus Padus, but not liking to destroy the plant, we left the roots of 

 these in the crevice of the rock where they were growing. After resting awhile under 

 the Clinks, I had another round at searching for this wee fern, but without success, so 

 I was obliged to leave the spot with an impression that one day or other it would 

 be extinct there. As we passed along I observed plenty of what I then called Asple- 

 nium viride, but not wanting that plant I did not gather any, it now however strikes 

 me forcibly that among this was Asplenium fontanum also. A few hundred yards 

 above the last-mentioned locality is Caldron Snout. This is a place where the Tees, 

 which above here runs on a level, now rushes with tremendous fury down among rocks 

 for I should think not less than a hundred yards. Over the Snout is a narrow wooden 

 bridge, connecting the counties of Durham and Westmoreland, which we crossed, and 

 in traversing the extreme point of the latter county, found Ajuga alpina? Habenaria 

 viridis, Gentiana campestris &c. We then forded the swollen Maize Beck into York- 

 shire, and obtained a fine view of the Snout. Passing along we gathered Sedum villo- 

 sum, Saxifraga hypnoides, Rubus Chamsmorus &c. At length we reached the sum- 

 mit of Cronkley Fell, and there we gathered Lycopodium alpinum, Dryas octopetala, 

 Cistus marifolius and Helianthemum, Carex capillaris and pulicaris, Tofieldia palus- 

 tris, Arenaria verna, Gentiana verna, Thalictrum alpinum, Anthyllis vulneraria, Aira 

 cristata, Hippocrepis comosa. Thymus Serpyllum, &c. Pursuing our course towards 

 Cronkley Bridge, we gathered Carex binervis, Avena pratensis and pubescens, and 

 Habenaria viridis; we then recrossed the Tees to the Durham side, when our guide 



