A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 



The Willow Brook or Nene C. district also contains among others the following interesting 

 plants : — 



Helleborus foetidus, L. 



— viridis, L., var. occidentalis, Druce 

 Papavcr hybridum, L. 



— Rhoeas, L., var. Pryorii, Druce 



Roripa amphibia, Bess., var. variifolia, Druce, and 



var. indivisa, Beck 

 Barbarea vulgaris, Br., var. decipiens, Druce 

 Erysimum cheiranthoides, L. 

 Thlaspi arvense, L. 

 Lepidium campestre, L. 

 Reseda lutea, L. 

 R. Luteola, L. 

 Viola hirta, L. 

 Stellaria aquatica. Scop. 

 Arenaria leptoclados, Guss. 

 Sagina apetala. Hard. 



Malva moschata, L., var. heterophylla, Lej. 

 Erodium moschatum, L'Her. 

 Geranium pratense, L. 

 Trifolium striatum, L. 



— arvense, L. 

 Lathyrus Nissolia, L. 



Alchemilla vulgaris, var. filicaulis (Buser) 

 Pyrus communis, L. 



— Aria, Ehrh. 



Rubus rhombifolius, Weihe 

 Rosa Eglanteria, L. (rubiginos.i) 



— moUissima, Willd., var. subglobosa (Sm.) 



Druce 

 Myriophyllum verticillatum, L. 



— spicatum, L. 

 Hippuris vulgaris, L. 

 Callitriche stagnalis, Scop. 



— intermedia, Hoffm. (C. hamulata, Kuetz.) 

 Ribes Grossularia, L. 



Lythrum Hyssopifolia, L. 

 Bupleurum rotundifolium, L. 

 Silaus flavescens, Bess. 

 Cicuta virosa, L. Extinct 

 Caucalis daucoides, L. 



— arvensis, Huds. 



CEnanthe crocata, L., Beck. Extinct 

 Cerefolium Anthriscus, Beck 

 Slum erectum, Huds. 

 Viburnum Opulus, L. 

 Galium tricorne, Stokes 

 [Petasites fragrans, Presl.] 

 Chrysanthemum segetum, L. 

 Erigeron acre, L. 

 Anthemis ar\'ensis, L. 

 Bidens tripartita, L. 

 Centaurea Calcitrapa, L. 

 Centaurea Cyanus, L. 



Cichorium Intybus, L. 



Lactuca muralis, Fresen. 



Leontodon hirtum, L. 



Legousia (Specularia) hybrida, Del. 



[Vinca minor, L.] 



[ — m.ijor, L.] 



Er)'thraEa Centaurium, Pers. and var. alba 



Limnanthemum peltatum, Gmel. (?in Northants) 



[Verbascum Blattaria, L.] 



Antirrhinum Orontium, L. 



Melampyrum cristatum, L. 



Euphrasia nemorosa, Pers. 



Orobanche majus, L. (O. elatior, Sutt.) 



Verbena officinalis, L. 



Calamintha montana. Lam. (menthifolia, Host.) 



Nepeta Cataria, L. 



Salvia Verbenaca, L. 



Stachys arvensis, L. 



— ambigua, Sm. 

 Marrubium vulgare, L. 

 Teucrium Scordium, L. Extinct 

 Hyoscyamus niger, L. 

 Lithospermum ar\'ense, L. 

 Myosotis cespitosa, Schultz. 



— versicolor, Sm. 



— collina, Reichb. 

 [Borago officinalis, L.] 

 Cynoglossum officinale, L. 

 Anagallis femina. Miller (coerulea) 

 Chenopodium polyspermum, L. 



— rubrum, L. 



— Bonus-Henricus, L. 

 Atriplex deltoidea, Bab. 

 Rumex pulcher, L. 



— acutus, L. 

 Polygonum Bistorta, L. 

 Euphorbia platyphyllos, L. 

 Stratiotes Aloides, L. Extinct 

 Habenaria viridis, R. Br. 

 Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus, L. 

 Allium oleraceum, L. ? 



Carex vulpina, L., var. nemorosa, Rebent. 



— pendula, L, 



— vesicaria, L. 

 Festuca rigida, Kunth. 



— ovina, L., var. paludosa. Gaud. 



Poa pratensis, L., var. subcoerulea (Sm.). 

 Hordeum nodosum, L. (pratense) 

 Phyllitis Scolopendrium 

 Ceterach officinarum, Willd. 

 Ophioglossum vulgatum, L. 

 Pilularia globulifera, L. Extinct 

 Nitella opaca, Ag. 



In this district I have recently gathered a species of grass which I had the pleasure of 

 discovering some years ago in Oxfordshire. It was then considered to be a variety of the 

 common soft brome grass {Bromus hordeaceus, or as it is more commonly called Bromus mollis), 

 but subsequent cultivation and more complete examination showed it to be a distinct species, 

 which differs from all other British grasses by having the inner palea split to the base instead 

 of being entire. As I have found it in many counties of Britain, including Buckinghamshire 

 and Lincolnshire, we well might expect it to occur in our area. The locality I found it in 



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