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cucnli, L. diuriia, Saglua pruciinibciis, Arciuiria serpyllifolia , 

 Stellaria media, S. Iwlostca, S. gramiiieu, Ccrasiittm glomcraium 

 (this is anotlier struijs^ling" survivor from the corn aije ; we 

 found it g'rowini^ sparini^ly on the accommodation roads, where 

 competition was not vii^orous), Cerasiiuiii /riviii/v, /.iiiiiiii cutli- 

 articniiiy Tiliii parvifoliii, T. gnuiditolia, Hypericum qiiadnDigti- 

 lum, II. piilc/iriini, H. hirsiilum, Acer pseudo-platinius. 

 Geranium svlvaiieum, G. pra/oise, G. colu)nbi>ium, G. Roberii- 

 anum, G. litciduni. Ulex europccus, Genista tiuctoria, Ononis 

 arvensis, Ani/ivliis vu/neraria, Medicago lupulina, Trifolium 

 repens, T. praiense, T. procumbens, T. minus, Lotus cornicu/atus, 

 L. ma/or, Hippocrepis cuniosa, Vicia cracca, I', sepiuni, Lat/iyrns 

 pratensis, Prunus spinosa, P. Pi/dus, Spinca u/maria, Geum 

 urbanum , G. rivalc, G. intermedium. Potent ilia anserina, P^ragaria 

 vesca, Puhus ideceus, R. fruticosus, R. leucostachys, R. Ka'hieri, 

 R. corvlifolius, R. cicsius, Rosa mollissima, R. canina (Bramble 

 bushes and Wild Rose bushes are rarely met with on the lime- 

 stone in the immediate neig'hbourhood of Bowes), Sanguisorba 

 officinalis, Poterium Sanguisorba, Alcliemilla vulgaris, Cratcegus 

 oxvacantha (not frequent ; I don't remember seeing- the Crab 

 Pvrus Jiialus?), Pvrus aucuparia, Epilobium augustifolium, E. 

 hirsutum, E. montanum, E. palustre, Circtea lutetiana, Ribes 

 grossularia, Sedum acre, abundant. (On cottages in old villages 

 it is usual to see a big clump of House-leek, but I did not see 

 any at Bowes ; it is still used as a cure for 'thrush,' an infantile 

 complaint often occurring immediately before they cut their 

 teeth ; the juice is squeezed out of the fleshy leaves on to the 

 gums and has a cooling effect.) Saxifraga iridactylites, Chryso- 

 sploiium oppositifolium, Sanicula Europcea, Coniuni maculatum, 

 Bunium flexuosum, Silaiis pratensis, Angelica sylvestris, Hera- 

 cleum Sphondvlium, Tor His AntJirisciis,, Anthriscus sylvestris, 

 Chcerophyllum temulutn, Myrrhis odorata, Sambucus nigra, 

 Lonicera Periclymenum, Galium veriun (very abundant), G. 

 cruciatinn, G. palustre, G. saxatile. G. mollugo (in the greatest 

 profusion), Asperula odorata, ]'aleriana officinalis, Scabiosa 

 siiccisa, S. columbaria, Tragopogon pratensis, Lcontodon hispidus, 

 L. aiitinnnalis, Lacfuca nmralis. Sonchus asper, Hieracium Pilo- 

 sella, H. murorum. Taraxacum officinale, T. palustre, Lapsana 

 communis, Arctium minus, Carduus tenuiflorus, C. lanceolatiis, 

 C. eriophorus, C. palustris (also variety with white flowers), 

 C. arvensis, C. heterophyllus, Centaurea nigra, C. Scabiosa, Peta- 

 sUes vulgaris, Tussilago Farfara, Solidago virga-aurea, Senecio 

 vulgaris, S. erucifolius, S. Jacobcea. S. aquaticus. Bellis perennis, 



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