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Myrica Gale. Rostherne Mere, in profusion. 

 Myriophyllum spicatum and verlicillatum. Both very common. 

 Narcissus biflorus. Near Pilkington, plentiful. 

 Nasturtium amphihium. Near Stretford. 



terrestre. In wet places, common. 



CEnanthe crocata and Phellandrium. In two or three localities. 

 Papaver dubium. In corn-fields, very common. 



Argemone. Not unfrequent. 



Rhceas. Very rare. 



Paris quadrifolia. Cotterrill Wood, plentiful. 



Parnassia palustris. Hale Moss, abundantly. 



Pedicularis palustris. In the same locality and at Rostherne Mere. 



Petasites vulgaris, var. /3. hybrida. The banks of the Irwell and Mersey are covered 



with the blossoms of this beautiful plant. 

 Pinguicula vulgaris. In swampy situations amongst the hills near Bury, &c. 

 Polygonum Bistorta. In meadows, very common. 

 minv^. On Hale Moss, Baguley Moor and Wilmslow Common, very 



plentiful. 

 Potamogeton lucens. In Rostherne Mere, in abundance, 



pectinatus aniperfoliatus. In the Worsley Canal, near Tildsley. 



pu^illus, and var. jS. compressus. Both equally common. 



rufescens. Abundant in many places. 



Primula veris. Near Altrincham, but comparatively rare. 

 Radiola Millegrana. Baguley Moor and Bowdon Moss. 

 Ranunculus Lingua. Seaman's moss-pits, Altrincham. 

 Rhynchospora alba. On all the peat-mosses abundantly. 

 Ribes Grossularia. In Cotterrill Wood, unquestionably wild. 



rubrum. Red-brow Clough. 



Rosa villosa. Not uncommon. 



■ ■ toinentosa. Near Agecroft, rare. 



Rubus Chamcemorus. Greenfield. 



saxatilis. Ashworth wood. 



idcBus. In all our woods and copses, common. 



ccesius and suberectus. Not unfrequent. 



Sanguisorba officinalis. Near the banks of the river, very abundant. 

 Saponaria officinalis. On the banks of the Medlock, plentiful. 

 Saxifraga granulata. Near Agecroft and in Chorlton, but sparingly. 



Hir cuius. This still exists on Knutsford Moor, but is almost destroyed by 



the rapacity of some individuals who have dug it up for sale, in the most re- 

 morseless manner. 



Scirpus sylvaticus. Very common. 

 Scutellaria minor. Near Bowdon, rare. 

 Sedum Telephium. In several localities. 

 Senecio sylvaticus. Very common. 



eruccefolius. Near Bowdon and Mosley, very common. 



Silene injiata. Very rare. 



Slum angustijolium. About Altrincham and Bowdon, frequent. 



