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brated waterfall gathered a number of rare plants, including Impatiens 
Noli-me-tangere, Festuca sylvatica, and Hymenophyllum Wilsoni, 
besides some more common plants, as Campanula latifolia, Polypo- 
dium Phegopteris, P. Dryopteris, and Scolopendrium vulgare. After 
breakfast thirty-nine of the party started for Rydal; while six 
remained to examine the country near Ambleside, with the view of 
afterwards going to Patterdale by coach. The walking party, on the 
way to Rydal, gathered a number of species by the waysides, which 
are probably escapes from the garden, although now naturalized on 
the tops of walls and other situations. Among them may be men- 
tioned Sedum album, S. reflexum, S. Telephium, Sempervivum tec- 
torum, and Mecanopsis cambrica. They also picked Tilia parvifolia 
in fine flower. On the banks of the Rydal Water, and the grounds 
in the vicinity, the following plants were seen :—Quercus sessiliflora, 
Carpinus Betulus, Lastrea Oreopteris, and a variety of L. Fiix-mas 
with singularly contorted fronds. In Rydal Lake the party gathered 
Nymphea alba, Nuphar lutea, Lobelia Dortmanna, Myriophyllum 
spicatum, Potamogeton natans and P. oblongus; and on its 
banks, Carex vesicaria, C. dioica, Lythrum Salicaria, Rhynchospora 
alba, Hypericum Androsemum, and Berberis vulgaris. On the neigh- 
bouring roadside, Staphylea pinnata, Drosera rotundifolia, Anagallis 
tenella, Parnassia palustris, and Narthecium ossifragum were seen ; 
and on the hilly grounds near Grassmere, Jasione montana, Allosorus 
crispus, which may be called the predominant fern of the district, and 
Sedum anglicum. Between Grassmere and Dunmail Raise, Saxifraga 
umbrosa was obtained; and near Wythburn, Solanum Dulcamara. 
The party then proceeded to ascend Helvellyn, which rises upwards 
of 3000 feet. In the ascent they gathered Saxifraga aizoides, S. stel- 
laris, S. hypnoides, Lycopodium clavatum, L. selaginoides, L. alpi- 
num, L. Selago, Alchemilla alpina, and Oxyria reniformis. The party 
reached the top in a thick mist, cold and wet. They waited patiently 
for a time, in the hope that some favourable change might take place; 
but, seeing no prospect of this, they proceeded to Swirrel Edge, with 
the view of descending to the rocks below. They had not, however, 
proceeded far down when the mist suddenly began to clear off, and 
the beautiful scenery around became visible. As the clearance con- 
tinued to progress, there was a loud cry, “To the summit! to the 
summit!” Accordingly, they willingly retraced their steps. On 
reaching the top, they were gratified by one of the most splendid 
scenes they had ever witnessed: the thick mist gradually rose, and 
ever and anon displayed some interesting spot, some peaked or 
