Chap. 12.] GEOLOGY, BOTANY, &c. 261 



Notwithstanding the disadvantages indicated, a thorough systematic 

 working of the district will afford a fair collection of our native plants, 

 more especially of the moisture-loving species, and very few of the 

 orders will be unrepresented. Spring, summer, autumn, and winter 

 wiU each furnish its quota, and find ample employment for the leisure 

 hours of the most ardent student. 



Starting from the railway station for a day's botanising on the Fell, 

 the first point of interest will be the wall on the right hand near the 

 quarry on Tootle Height. Quite a collection of mosses may be made 

 here. Of these we may mention Weissia viridula, Dicranella hetero- 

 malla, Didymodon rubellus, Barbula unguiculata, B. convoluta, Grimmia 

 apocarpa, Gymnostonum microstomum, Grimmia pulvinata, Syntrichia 

 eubulata, Encalypta streptocarpa, Pytchomitrium polyphyllum, Homa- 

 lothecium sericeum, Brachythecium velutinum, B. rutabulum, Ehyn- 

 chostegiumconfertum, E. mui-ale, and var. complanatum, Amblystegium 

 serpens, Hj'pnum cujsressiforme, &c., &c. 



Entering the quarry, the first notable plant is the Genista 

 tinctoria, valued at one time for its yellow dye. Next the blue heads 

 of Jasione montana rivet the attention. Later, Leontodon hispidus, 

 Cardamine hirsuta, Hieracium vulgatum, and a spray of the bright 

 yellow flowers of Cytisus scoparius may be added to our collection. 



Proceeding eastward from the quarry, and risking a charge of tres- 

 pass, we find in the corner of a meadow a splendid clump of Geranium 

 phoeum with its ehowy, deep purple, flowers ; and beside a spring a few 

 dwarf specimens of Mimulus luteus, which we leave untouched in the 

 hope that it may spread, because it is one of our rarities. 



Turning now along a lane and heading for the Fell we find first the 

 blue bells of Campanula rotundifolia, next Polygala vulgaris, Luzula 

 multiflora, Digitalis purpurea, and Lomaria spicant. Higher up the 

 hill we find, in wet places, Juncus acutiflorus, J. lamprocarpus, J. 

 nigritellus, J. bufonius, Pedicularis sylvatica, Carex divulsa, C. pani- 

 culata, C. binervis, C. ovalis, C. fulva, Peplis Portula, Lychnis flos- 

 cuculi, Epilobium montanum, and Galium Witheringii. On the moors 

 we add to our stock Potentilla Tormentilla, Polygala depressa, Vac- 

 dnium myrtillis, V. Oxycoccus, Euphi-asia officinalis, Galium saxatile, 



