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number. The direction likely to prove most rewarding is 

 that one which would be taken by anyone bent on learning 

 the country about Crossens and Churchtown, and beyond, up 

 to the borders of the Ribble. 



The most interesting of the inland plants found where 



the ground is dry a class quite distinct from the 



aquatics and the amphibia are as follow : 

 Germander Speedwell ( Veronica Chamcedrys). 

 Medicinal Tea Speedwell ( Veronica officinalis). 

 Sweet-scented Vernal-grass (Anthoxanthum odoratuni). 

 Meadow Fox-tail Grass (Alopecurus pratensis}. 

 Meadow Cat's-tail Grass (Phleum pratense). 

 Brown Bent-grass (Agrostis vulgaris). 

 Meadow Soft-grass (Holcus lancttus}. 

 Silver Oat-grass (Arrhenatherum avenaceuni). 

 Golden Oat-grass (Trisetum flavescens). 

 Smooth Meadow-grass (Poa pratensis). 

 Rough Meadow-grass (Poa trivialis). 

 Quaking-grass (Briza media}. 

 Rough Cock's-foot Grass (Dactylis glomeratd). 

 Crested Dog's-tail Grass (Cynosunis cristatus}. 

 Meadow Fescue-grass (Festuca pratensis). 

 Soft Bromc-grass (Bromus mollis). 

 Ray-grass (Lolium perenne). 

 Meadow Burnet (Satiguisorba officinalis). 

 Lady's Mantle (Alchemilla vulgaris}. 

 Viper's Bugloss (Echiuin vulgare). The sight of a mass of 



this plant one summer at Birkdale filled everybody with 



astonishment. 



Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis). 

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