4 A HANDBOOK FOR SOUTHPORT. 



Mare's-tail (Hippuris vulgaris). This very curious plant 

 occurs in ditches near Blowick, and in various other 

 places; also in the little pools retained in gardens. 

 Those who are interested in productions so singular 

 should be careful not to overlook the submerged shoots, 

 developed in their perfection about October, when the 

 leaves are several inches in length. 



Marsh Speedwell ( Veronica scutellatd). 



Water Speedwell ( Veronica Anagallis]. 



Brooklime ( Veronica Becabungd). 



Bladderwort (Utricularia minor). 



Ivy-leaved Duckweed (Lemna trisulca). 



Great Duckweed (Lemna polyrhiza}. 



Great Lilac Valerian ( Valeriana officinalis). 



Yellow Water- flag, or Fleur-de-lis (Iris Pseud-acorus). 



Ribbon-grass (Digraphis arundinacea}. 



Tufted Hair-grass (Aira ccespitosa). 



Floating Sweet-grass (Glyceria fluitans}. 



Great English Reed (Phragmites communis). 



White Marsh Galium (Galium palustre) 



Pondweed (Potamogetoti). Several species occur, but they 

 wait discrimination. 



Poets' Forget-me-not (Myosotis palustris). 



Hottonia (Hottonia palustris). One of the most beautiful 

 of our native aquatics, the slender flower stems rising 

 to a height of about nine inches above the surface 

 of the water, with many whorls of flowers resembling lilac 

 primroses. 



Bogbean (Menyanthes trifoliatd). A worthy companion of 

 the preceding, and its near rival in loveliness, as may be 



