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— (M.) Askham. — (T. J. Foggitt.) Common about Shap 

 and Lowther. — (Watson, B.) Amongst the limestone hills 

 between Kendal and Arnside, common. — (Watson, B.) 

 Arnside. — (B.) Kirkby Lonsdale, Burton in Lonsdale, and 

 Huttonroof Crags. — (Hindson, B.) A brilliant ornament to 

 the romantic dales of Westmoreland. — (Sir J. E. Smith.) 



L. Hedge-banks near Cartmel. — (C. J. Ashfield.) Plentiful 

 by roadsides at Sawrey, Hawkshead, and Newton. — (B.) 

 West-end lane, Ulverstone. — (Miss Hodgson.) Borwick 

 Lodge ; not seen near Coniston. — (Miss Beever.) Common 

 about Allithwaite and Grange. — (B.) 



239. Geranium Robertianum, L. (Herb Robert). Native. 

 British type. Range 1-2. Woods and hedge-banks. Common. 

 Ascends to 400 yards in Great Langdale, and 500 yards on 

 Coniston Old Man. A white variety at Torver, and Fox How 

 near Ambleside (Miss Beever) ; on Huttonroof Crags (B.) ; 

 and at Kendal in the lane to Jenkin Crag (T. Gough). 



240. Geranium sanguineum, L. (Red Crane's Bill). Native. 

 British type. Range 1. Frequent along the coast-line, 

 amongst the sand-hills, and on the cliffs. Allonby, Maryport, 

 Egremont, Seascale, Walney Island, Humphrey Head ; 

 inland on Scout Scar, Whitbarrow, and other limestone hills 

 between Kendal and Arnside, ascending to 300 yards. — 

 (Watson.) Shap. — (Watson.) 



The Walney Island G. lancastriense, Withering, originally 

 described by Ray and figured by Dillenius (Hortus Eltha- 

 mensis, p. 163, tab. 136, fig. 163), was first gathered by 

 Lawson, who writes, 'Thousands hereof I have found on 

 the Isle of Walney, and have sent roots to Edinburgh, York, 

 London, and Oxford, where they keep their distinction.' 

 Extends from Summerhill, its northern limit, to the south 

 end of the Biggar bank, a full mile ; both in the beach 

 gravels and on the grassy sward. — (Miss Hodgson.) 



