268 PETTY: CONSTITUENTS OF THE NORTH LANCASHIRE FLORA. 
Parnassia palustris C.F Rey 1807 
Le parnasst ye 1597. Gerard, Herbal, 840, and in 
of 1633, and 1636. ‘Groweth plentifully in Landsdale 
set Craven.’ This probably zof North Lonsdale. 1666 
and 1667. Merrett, Pinax, 56, in Lancashire. 1762 and 1778. 
Hudson, Fl. Ang. Lancast. /reguens, but no localities. | 
1843. Jopling, Furness and Cartmel, 262. Frequent in swampy 
meadows in Furness and Cartmel, Aiton and Wilson. 1864. Linton, 
Lake Country, 320. Coniston. 1869. Aspland’s Guide. Within SIX 
miles of Grange, A. Mason. 1878. J. of B., 88, Mr. James Britten 
writes that there are specimens of this in Miss Hodgson’s herbarium, 
in Herb. Brit. Mus., from Ghyllbanks, Ulverston ; Plumpton Moss ; 
‘top of Hawkshead Hill. 1885. Baker's Flora, 104. Everywhere 
‘common in swamps. 
Ribes Grossularia L. 
1864. Linton, Lake Country, 323. ‘Common,’ no locality. 
1874. J. of B., Miss E. Hodgson. Frequent in woods and road-side 
hedges. 1885. Baker's Flora, 98-9. ‘Ascending from Humphrey 
‘Head’ (to various heights in neighbouring counties). 
Ribes alpinum L. C.F.R., 1688. 
1864. Linton, Lake Country, 323. Coniston, rare. 1885. Baker's 
Flora, 98. es repeated. Shore of Windermere near the Ferry 
Inn, J. TF 
Ribes hes pie C.F.R., 1568. 
Type—1864. Linton, Lake Country, 323. ‘Common,’ no 
locality. - 1874. J. of B., Miss E. Hodgson, Newby Haw, Haver- 
thwaite; Hearings Wood, Ulverston; Bank House Ghyll, Kirkby. 
1885. Baker’s Flora, Miss Hodgson repeated. 1892. Naturalist, 
83. Coniston. Side of Yewdale Beck ; in road-side hedge between 
Hannakin and Hawkshead. In fruit in each case. L. Petty. 
[Ribes rubrum var. 
1666. Merrett, Pinax, 104. Ribes fructu parvo. Many places 
in Lancashire. A MS. note in B.M. copy, ‘Those called Roasan 
trees.’ Locality repeated in 1667, p. 104. 1724. Ray, Syn., ed. iil. 
Placed amongst the ‘ Plant. dubiarum’ by Dillenius. 1793. Milne 
and Gordon, i., 352. Merrett repeated. 1796. Withering, ed. iii., 
264, as ‘var. 3, small currants . - many places in Lancashire,’ 
and repeated in later editions. 1846. Phytologist, 519. Dr. Bromfield 
refers Merrett’s plant to X. sy/vestre Lam. On page 520 the Doctor 
says, ‘I have little doubt that our wild southern variety is identical 
with the &. f f. of Merrett and Ray’s Synopsis. ] ees 
Naturalist, 
