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THE NATURALIST. 



. TuLiPA. Linn. Tulip. 

 T, sylvestris, L. Wild Tulip. P. April. On tlie authoritj of the Eev. 

 G. Pinder this plant is said to grow in a " Wood near Heath, Wakefield," 

 but I have never seen it. 



Order— MELANTHACE^. 

 CoLCHicuM. Linn. Meadow Saffron. 

 C autumnaUy L. Common Meadow Saffron. P. August — September. 

 Garforth, Lake Lock. » 



Order— JUNCACE^. 

 J UNCUS. Linn. Eush. 

 /. effusuBy L. Soft Eush. P. July — August. Common. 

 J. conglomeratus, L. Common Eush. P. July — September. Common. 

 The above plants are united by Bentham under the name of J. com- 

 munis. 



J. glaucusj Ehrh. Hard Eush. P. July — ^^September. Frequent. 



J. articulatus, L. Jointed Eush. P. July — September. Common. This . 



rush varies much in appearance I have adopted Mr. Bentham's revival 



of the Linnean name, uniting under it J. lamprocarpus, J. uliginosus, 



J. nigritellus, and J. acutiflorus. 

 J. compressus, Jacq. Eound fruited Eush. P. June — August. Frequent. 

 J. hufonius, L. Toad Eush. A. August — October. Common. 

 J. squarrosus, L. Heath Eush. P. June — August. Woolley, Eyhill, 



Normanton, &c. 



LuzuLA. D.C. Wood Eush. 

 L. sylvatica, Bich. Great Hairy Wood Rush. P. May — June. Gaw- 

 thorpe, &c. 



L. pilosa, Willd. Broad-leaved Hairy Wood Eush. P. March — May. 

 Gawthorpe, &c. 



L. campestris, Br. Field Wood Eush. P. March — May. Common. The 

 variety congesta occurs at Eyhill. 



Order— ALISMACE^. 

 Alisma. Ldnn. Water Plantain. 

 A. plantayo. L. Greater Water Plantain. P. June — August. Common. 

 .4. ranunculoides, L. Lesser Water Plantain. P. May — July, " Wake- 

 field, canal near Heath." (Miall & Carrington.) 



Sagittaria. Linn. Arrow Head. 

 >. sagittifolia. L. Common Arrow Head. P. July — September. Bro- 

 therton (Mr. Eoberts.) Hiendley, Walton, Darfield. 



