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tuca ovina var. vivipara is found; Bromus, giganteus is very 

 frequent ; B. asper and Sesleria cserulea grow on Whitbarrow ; 

 Triticum canium may be seen in many places; and Melica 

 nutans is found in some moist woods. 



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Caterach officinarum occurs on some walls, but is abundant and 



indigenous on Whitbarrow. 

 Polypodium vulgare grows very luxuriantly, some varieties, sucli 



as Semi la cerum and auritum have also been found. 

 Polypodium phegopteris is more than usually common in this 

 district, and may be found in many woods and often by the 

 road sides ; P. dryopteris is not quite so frequent, but by no 

 means uncommon in similar situations : it is very abundant in 

 the woods of Furness Fells. 

 Polypodium calcareum is common on 'WTiitbarrow. 

 AUosorus crispus is not rare in stone walls or rocks, and among 



loose stones, generally in high situations. 

 Cystopteris fragilis is very fine in some situations, but it is not 



abundant here ; a form called iuterrapta has also been found. 

 Polystichum lonchitis has been found; P. aculeatum is common by 

 rivulets through mountain woods and coppices, and its varieties 

 lobatum and lonchitoides ; P. angulare is less common, but may 

 be found in many warm shady ghylls and groves growing very 

 luxuriantly. 

 Lastrea oreopteris is very common ; the different forms of L. dila- 

 tata abound ; the variety called by Mr. Newman L. coUina, is 

 rare ; L. Spinu losa is to be found in many wet woods, also in 

 some open bogs ; L. remota (Moore) has been found at Win- 

 dermere ; L. recurva occurs in a few places. 

 Athyrium felix-femina var rhoeticum is not uncommon. 

 Asplenium viride is found on some of the mountain screes, and is 

 very abundant on Whitbarrow ; A. Trichomanes, Adiantum- 

 nigrum and ruta-muria are common, and A. marinum is found 

 on Meathop, near Witherslaclc ; A. Germanicum has been found 

 in two localities. 



