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 LINCOLNSHIRE SAND AND CLAY PLANTS. 



Rev. WILLIAM FOWLER, M.A., 

 Vicar of Livcrscdge, Yorkshire; Vice-President of the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union. 



In addition to the maritime and moorland sand-plants mentioned in 

 former papers, there are several others occurring on the diluvial and 

 alluvial strata which overlie the older formations, of which it may 

 be well to give a list. Such strata are found on the Chalk Wolds 

 and on the Oolitic hills, as well as on lower levels in the neighbour- 

 hood of Spilsby, Horncastle, Tattershall, and Sibsey near Boston. 

 In some places stiff clay prevails, in others sand, or a mixture of 

 sand and gravel, so that often within a few miles the character of 

 the Flora altogether changes. 



On the Clays are found : — 

 Anemone nemorosa. Lysimachia nemorum. 



Ranunculus Ficaria. Anagallis arvensis. 



Cardamine pratensis. Scrophularia nodosa. 



Senebiera Coronopus. Veronica hederifolia. 



Viola sylvatica. Lamium Galeobdolon. 



Angelica sylvestris. Ajuga reptans. 



Dipsacus sylvestris. Plantago major. 



Scabiosa succisa. Listera ovata. 



Pulicaria dysenterica. Epipactis latifolia. 



Achillea Ptarmica. Carex glauca. 



Tussilago Farfara. Carex panicea. 



Arctium majus. Deeschampsia caespitosa. 



Hieracium boreale. Bromus giganteus. 



Primula vulgaris. Bromus asper. 



Lysimachia vulgaris. Ophioglossum vulgatum. 



Lysimachia Nummularia. Equisetum maximum. 



The above plants seem not only to grow on stiff clay, but to 

 prefer it, so far as my experience goes, not only in Lincolnshire, but 

 also in other counties. 



On the sandy tracts we find : — 

 Papaver Argemone. Erophila vulgaris. 



Sawcliffe. Sisymbrium Thaliana. 

 Papaver hybridum. Sawcliffe. Bromby. 

 Corydalis claviculata. Sisymbrium Sophia. 

 Tattershall. Frodingham. 



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