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published. Aspland's ' Guide to Grange * contains a list of 

 the ferns and rare plants of that neighbourhood, drawn up by 

 Mr. A. Mason. 



1874. Hodgson, Miss Elizabeth, of Ulverstone, wrote an 

 excellent paper, called ' North or Lake Lancashire, a Sketch 

 of its Botany, Geology, and Physical Geography.' It appeared 

 first in Trimen's ' Journal of Botany,' vol. iii. pp. 268 and 296, 

 and afterwards separate copies were issued. During many 

 years Miss Hodgson was my principal botanical correspondent 

 resident in the district. She died at a comparatively early 

 age, and the preparation of this paper was her recreation 

 during a tedious illness. Before publishing it she sent up her 

 herbarium to me to have the names of the plants verified, and 

 afterwards presented her collection to the British Museum. 



1880-1883. The botanical papers which have appeared in 

 the ' Transactions of the Cumberland Association for the Ad- 

 vancement of Literature and Science ' are as follows, viz. : In 

 vol. v. — on the ' Grasses of Mid-Cumberland,' by W. Hodg- 

 son ; ' Observations on the Flowering Plants of West Cum- 

 berland,' by J. Adair ; ' On the Lichens of Cumberland,' by 

 Rev. W. Johnson ; and ' Contributions towards a List of West 

 Cumberland Flowering Plants and Ferns,' by the members 

 of the Botanical Society of Whitehaven, edited by Mr. Adair. 

 In volume vii. — ' Contributions towards a List of the Fungi 

 growing round Carlisle,' by Dr. Carlyle ; ' Notes of the Flora 

 of Ullswater District,' by W. Hodgson ; and ' Additions to the 

 List of Flowering Plants of West Cumberland,' by J. Glaister 

 and Dr. Leitch of Silloth. To the separate copies of his 

 paper on the Ullswater flora, Mr. Hodgson, who I am glad 

 to see has just been elected an Associate of the Linna^an 

 Society, has added a full catalogue of the species found in 

 the district that drains into the lake, and I am further indebted 

 to him for looking through my notes before publication, and 

 making material additions to the list of localities and local 



