266 SOPPITT : BOTANICAL RAMBLES ABOUT ARNSIDE. 
side Qinanthe lachenalii is not uncommon, with Spergularia media, 
Juncus maritima, Carex distans, Scirpus paucifiorus, and Samolus 
of Plantago coronopus was noted, the only specimen seen in the 
course of our rambles 
Our course now lay towards Alithwaite, and on the way A/yfer7- 
cum androsemum was observed in the hedge-rows, and from a small 
pond Potamogeton pusillus and Ranunculus circinatus were collected ; 
while in the ditches Zythrum salicaria was making a fine show with 
its red-purple blossoms, and the golden flowers of Genista tinctoria 
were abundant in the fields, From Alithwaite our route lay over the 
fells to Grange, but beyond A/dium spe tla nase and Lithospermum 
officinale—which were fairly common on a_ road-bank—nothing 
special was met with. We were amply repaid, howerer, by the great 
and the Strawberry tree Glebe From Grange we proceeded to 
our destination by way of the shore. Here Aériflex portulacoides 
grows in great profusion, with 4. babingtonii, Schlerochloa maritima, 
Aster tripolium, Armeria maritima, and Lepturus filiformis. 
Another interesting ramble was across the viaduct to Meathop 
minor. About Meathop Fell nuda conyza, Hippocrepis comosa, 
Hypericum montanum, Verbascum thapsus, Atropa belladonna, Keleria 
cristata, Sesleria cerulea, — ie and Rhamnus frangula 
were noted, while in marshy fields the blossom of Orchis /atifolia 
were in great variety, and in the same situation Zrythrea pulchel a 
and Juncus compressus were not uncommon. The most interesting 
plants on Witherslack Moss were Drosera intermedia, Vaccinium 
oxycoccus, Narthectum ossifragum, and edison polifolia, and the 
leaves of the latter were abundantly invaded by Rhytisma andromede 
—a parasitic fungus. 
Returning by way of Ulpha Moss were found Potentil/a comarum, 
Anagallis tenella, and Scutellaria minor, but a heavy thunderstorm 
put a damper on our investigations, and we decided to revisit the 
did. On 
the way noted Ammophela arundinacea, Elymus arenarius, Cond a 3 
