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and such characteristic xerophilous species as H lianthemum 

 chamcecistus, Carlina vulgaris and Carduus eriophorus. Here 

 also were several plants of Prunella vulgaris, with perfectly- 

 white flowers. The greater part of the day on Bank Holiday 

 Monday was devoted to an examination of the woods and 

 stream sides in Douthwaite Dale and here, in addition to the 

 above noted plants, were found : — ■ 



Campanula latifolia. 

 Rubiis saxatilis. 

 Viburnum opuliis. 

 Aspenila odoraia. 

 Scabiosa succisa. 

 Scutellaria galericulata. 

 Circcea lutetiana. 

 Crepis paludosa. 

 Orchis maculata. 

 Myrrhis odorata. 

 Sanicula europcsa. 

 Valeriana mikanii. 



Epilobium hirsutum. 



,, angusti folium. 



Alimulus luteus. 

 Melica uni flora. 

 Listera ovata. 

 Lysimachia nemorum. 



,, nummularia. 



Solidago virgaurea. 

 Lactuca muralis. 

 Melampyrum pratense. 

 Prunus padus. 



The Enchanter's Nightshade [Circoe a ■lutetiana) in some 

 places in the wood was so luxuriant and massed together as 

 to produce a very pretty effect, whilst elsewhere the wood 

 was carpeted with brilliant purple blue by Prunella vulgaris. 

 One or two trees of the Bird Cherry {Prunus padus) were stripped 

 of foliage by the gregarious larvae of the Ermine Moth ( Ypono- 

 menta padellus L.), the webs of which were very numerous on 

 the affected trees, whilst on another tree, which had somewhat 

 escaped the onslaught, were found the nail-like galls of the 

 mite Eriophyes padi, on the upper surface of the leaves. In a 

 swampy osier bed by the stream was a glorious patch of the 

 garden escape Mimulus luteus, which naturalises itself with 

 extreme facility in suitable situations. 



On the previous day the route selected was rather long for 

 any detailed examination of the flora, but one or two interest- 

 ing observations were made. On Spaunton Moor bracken was 

 dominant, but it was closely challenged by four members of 

 the thistle family — Carduus nutans, C. lanceolatus, C. palustris 

 and C. arvensis. Although the underlying formation is cal- 

 careous, the absence of plants usually associated with such 

 a formation was remarked till between Appleton-le-Moor and 

 Lastingham, where were found Hippocrepis comosa, Arabis 

 hirsuta, Plantago media. Origanum vulgare and Thymus serpyl- 

 lum, all more or less limestone lovers. At Lastingham was 

 obtained Ruhus rusticanus, and, near the village, Balm {Melissa 



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