NOTES ON THE FLORA OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. 45 



in this parish, principally on the ironstone quarries, doubtless owing 

 its origin to the gardens in the village where it is cultivated. 



Vwla permixta, Jord. Growing with V. hirta and odorata at 

 Courteenhall, Nene a. Quite typical permixta. 



V. Biviniana, Reich. Generally distributed; a very large- 

 flowered form occurs in Whittlebury Forest, and one with very 

 small leaves and numerous flowers in Harleston Firs. 



V. Beichenbachiana, Bor. Whittlebury Forest, Ouse ; Boughton, 

 Nene a ; Ecton, Nene b. The plant has the under side of lower 

 leaves of a purple colour, very marked when fresh ; I have not 

 seen this m our V. Biviniana. 



Polygala depressa, Wend. In all the districts. 



P. vulgaris, L. Castle Ashby, Nene b ; Wittering and Southorpe 

 Marsh, Nene c. or 



SiUne puberula, Jord. On the quarries of Colly weston, &c, 

 Weliand; Lamport and Duston, Nene a; Barnack, Nene c. 



Mcmchia erecta, Sm. In dry ridings of Harleston Firs, verv 

 rare, Nene a. J 



Cerastium semidecandrum, L. Barnack, Nene c; Cosgrove. 

 Ouse. 6 ' 



C. apetalum, Thuil. In Harleston Firs, very common. 

 Stellaria glauca, With. By Nene side, and side of canal above 

 ^Northampton, abundant, Nene a. 



S.uliginosa, Murr. Throughout the Nene Valley, often growing 



with Montia rivularis, Gmel. An apetalous form occurs in Harleston 

 ■rirs. 



S. neglecta, Weihe. Cultivated fields, Dallington, Nene a. 



S. Boreana, Jord. Pattishall, &c, Nene a; Castle Ashby, 



Sagina apetala, L. Creaton, Harleston, &c, Nene a; Potter's 

 -ttiry, Ouse. 



S. ciliata, Fries. Harleston and Blisworth, Nene a. 

 Hypericum dubium, Leers. Coppice Moor brook-side, 



near 



lardley Gobion, on limestone, rare, Ouse. 



Malva moschata, L. Coppice Moor, &c, Ouse ; Brampton, 

 woiueiiby, &c, Nene a; near Kettering, Nene b; Barnack, 



Weliand 



Jgnum angustifotium, Huds. Hill Morton, Avon (H. W. Trott). 



Geranium pyrenaicum, L. Only at Castle Ashby; Nene b. This 

 Plant although frequent east of Oxford, does not appear to extend 

 "Ho the Cherwell district of Northamptonshire. 



b-pusillum, L. Dallington, Dane's Camp, Nene a; Kettering, 

 a c., Nene b ; Easton-on-Hill AV^ll™,! 



I « J *' lu , cid " m < L. King Sutton, Cherwell (French); Brampton, 



ratp?i' 6ne a ' Baruack > Neiie c - Only in these widely sepa- 



' i? T lea > aml Perhaps not indigenous in the first three places. 



^rodium cicutariion, Herit. Local, but still generally distributed 



othm' ellaud ' and Cherwell districts ; probably overlooked in 



\n\ J Lo l0Sch '' tH "'' Herifc - Banks of Nene, Northampton, abundantly 

 1,1 1878 ; near Caistor, Nene c. 



