368 ]'orks/i/n' Xiifiirdlisfs (if Bowes. 



Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum, Matricaria inodora, Achillea 

 Ptarmica, A. millefolium. Campanula rotundifolia, C. lati folia, 

 C. glomerata, Erica Tetralix, E. cinerea, Calluna vulgaris. ]'acci- 

 nium myrtilhis, Ilex aquifolium, Fraxinus excelsior, Gentiana 

 amarella, Veronica anagallis, V. Beccahunga, Veronica officinalis. 

 V. chamcBdrys, V. arvensis, \'. Buxbaumii, Euphrasia officinalis. 

 Rhinanthus Crista Galli, Pedicularis sylvatica, Scrophularia nodosa. 

 Digitalis purpurea, Mentha hirsitta, M. arvensis. Thymus serpyl- 

 lum. Origanum vulgare, Teucrium Scorodonia, Ajuga reptans, 

 Stachys Betonica, Prunella vulgaris, Myosotis repens, M. ccespitosa, 

 M. versicolor, Pinguicula vulgaris, Primula veris, Lysimachia 

 nemorum, Plantago major, P. media, P. lanceolata, Chenopodium 

 Bonus-Henricus, Polygonum Bistorta, P. aviculare, Rumex obtusi- 

 folius, R. aquaticus. Euphorbia Peplus, Mercurialis perennis, 

 Urtica urens (abundant in g"ardens and waste places in the 

 village), Urtica dioica, Ulmus Montana, U. campestris, Quercus 

 Robur, Fagus sylvatica, Corylus avellana, Alnus glutinosa. Betula 

 alba, B. verrucosa, Populus alba, Salix caprea, S. phylicifolia, 

 Pinus sylvestris, Taxus baccata (in Sleig-htholmedale, and there 

 is a very fine specimen in the garden of the Unicorn Inn), 

 Listera ovata. Orchis maculata. Allium ursinum, /uncus con- 

 glomeratus, J. effusus, J. glaucus, J. acutiflorus, J. squarrosus, 

 Luzula sylvatica, L. pilosa, Eleocharis ccespitosa, Anthoxanthum 

 odoratum, Phleum pratense, P. Boehmeri, Alopecurus pratensis, A. 

 geniculatus, Agrostis canina, A. vulgaris. Air a ccespitosa, A. fiexuosa, 

 Avcna flavescens, Arrhenatherum avenaceum. Holcus lanatus, H. 

 mollis, Melica unifiora, Glyceria aquatica, G. fiuitans, Poa annua, 

 P. pratensis, P. trivialis, P. nemoralis, Briza media, Cynosurus 

 cristatus, Dactylis glomerata, Festuca ovina, F. gigantea, Bromus 

 erectus, B. asper. Brachypodium sylvaticum, Lolium perenne, 

 Nardus stricta, Polypodium vulgare, Cystopteris fragilis, Lastrcea 

 Filix-mas, L. dilatata, Athyrium Filix-fcemina, Asplenium Tricho- 

 nianes, A. ruta-muraria, Scolopendrium vulgare, Blechnum boreale, 

 Pteris aquilina, Equisetiim arvense, E. palustre. 



All the above plants have been seen and identified by several 

 observers, amongst them Dr. Braithwaite and Mr. Slater, who 

 know the flowering plants as well as they know the mosses and 

 hepatics. 



The absence of plants that accompany corn growing is 

 particularly noticeable. No corn whatever is grown within 

 some miles of Bowes, the meadows and the pastures are kept 

 well manured and in good order, and heavy crops of grass are 

 produced. It is interesting and instructive to note how soon 



