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ScOLOPENDRiUM. Sm. Hart's Tongue. 

 ;Si. vulgare. Smitli, Common Hart's Tongue. Nostel, New Miller Dam, 

 Thornes, Horbury, &c. Formerly plentiful in Hell Lane, near Heath, 

 but I believe now eradicated. Moore in the First Edition of " J^ature 

 printed Ferns." — gives sixty-six varieties of this fern and I believe 

 clever cultivators make more. 



Blbchnum. Linn. Hard Fern. 

 B. horeale, Swartz. Northern Hard Fern. Ardsley, Ackworth, Heath. 

 The varieties B. hifidum, and muUifidum are sometimes found. 

 Pteris. Linn. Brake or Bracken. 

 P. aqiiilina, L. Common Brake. Common. Much used for domestic 

 and other purposes, such as thatching, fuel, bread, litter, food for pigs, 

 &c., &c. 



BoTRYCHiUM Swartz. Moonwort, 



B. Lunaria, Swartz. Moonwort. Stanley, Featlierstone, Lofthouse. 



Ophioglossum. Linn. Adder's Tongue. 

 0. vulgatum, L. Adder's Tongue. Frequent. It is occasionally found 

 with the spike forked. 



LYCOPODIACE^. 

 Lycopodium. Linn. Club Moss. 

 L. clavatum, L. Common Club Moss. Found at Heath by Mr. C. F. 



Tootal Woolly Edge. 

 L. Selago, L. Fir Club Moss. Found at Heath by W. S. Banks, Esq. 



EQUISETACE^. 

 Equisetum. Linn. Horse Tail. 

 E. Telmateia, Ehrh. Great Water Horse Tail. Haw Wood, Gaivthorpe. 

 E. arveme, L. Field Horse Tail. Common. 

 E. sylvaticum, L. Wood Horse Tail. Hiendley. Stanley, &:c. 

 E. palustre, L. Marsh Horse tail. Walton, &c. 

 E. limosum, L. Smooth Horse tail. Frequent. 



Cystopteris fragilis, (Brittle Bladder Fern) was some time since reported to 

 me from Woolley, but from a subsequent explanation I believe the plant 

 was taken from a rockery in the garden at Woolley Park. 



CHAEACE^. 

 Chara. Linn. Chara. 



C. trafislacens, Pers. Translucent Chara. July — September. The reser- 



voir at Wintersett. 



C. vulgaris, L. Common Chara. In ponds, varying very much in 

 appearance. 



