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'E.quiSQ.tdiC^dt.—Equisefiwi arvense, common up to 500 yds. 

 E. sylvaticum^ common up to 400 yds., very fine in wood sloping to 

 the Nent below Nenthead. E. palustre^ common up to 700 yds. on 

 Crossfell. E. limosum^ up to 400 yds. in the Nent valley. 



Lycopodiaceae. — Lycopodium Selago, gritstone ridge of Crossfell 

 and main-limestone cliffs of Windy Brow, over Tynehead. L. alphium^ 

 gritstone ridge of Crossfell. Selaginella selaginoides^ swamps below 

 the limestone at High Mains and Windy Brow, 400 to 500 yds. 



Plants of the Infer-arctic Zone. — The following are the 

 species which I saw on the Crossfell ridge within the bounds of the 

 infer-arctic zone, with the heights to which they reach : — 



Up TO 750 OR 800 Yards. — Sagina procumbens, Cerastiuin triviale^ 

 Oxalis Acefoseila, J'rifolium irpeiis^ Pyrus Aucuparia, Saxifraga 

 hypnoides^ Galhtm saxatile^ Bellis perennis, Caiiuna vulgaris^ Vaccmhim 

 Myrtilbis^ Einpetrum 7iigrum, Urtica dioica^ Rumex Acetosa^ R. 

 Acefoseila, Jtmcus sqimrrosus, Eriophoriun angustifolium, Carex 

 stellulata, Agrostis vulgaris, Deschampsia flexuosa, Poa praterisis, 

 Festuca ovma, Nai'dus stricta, Athyrium Filix-foemina, Cjyptogramme 

 crispa, N'ephrodium Filix-j?ias, A^. dilatatiun, Lycopodium Selago, and 

 Z. alpinum — twenty-eight species. 



Up to 700 Yards. — Ranuncidits Flammula, R. repeiis, R. acris, 

 Cardainine pratensis, Sagina nodosa, Stellaria uliginosa, Moniia 

 fontana, Saxifraga stellaris, Callitriche haniiilata, C. stagnalis, 

 Epilobiuni alpinum, E. palustre, Galium palustre, Achillcea Ptarmica^ 

 A. Millefolium, Tussilago Farfara, Cnicus palustris, Apargia aiLtu7n- 

 nalis, Euphrasia officinalis, Veronica Beccabunga, Thymus Serphyllum, 

 Pinguicula vulgaris, Triglochin palustre, Juncus effusus, J. supinus, 

 Carex fiava, Deschampsia ccespitosa, Agrostis alba, A. ca^tina, 

 and Equisetum pahistre — thirty species. 



Up to 650 Yards. — Caltha palustris, Stellaria media, Alchemilla 

 vulgaris, Potentilla Tormentilla, Cnicus la?iccolatus, Taraxacum 

 officinale, Rhi?ianthus Crista-galli, Veronica serpyllifolia, V. officinalis, 

 Prunella vulgaris, Plantago major, P. lanceolata, Eriophorum 

 vaginaium, Carex dioica, C. glauca, Scirpus ccespitosus, Ju7icus co?i- 

 glomeratus, Luzula 7Jiultiflora, A7ithoxanthum odoratiwi, and Poa 

 annua — twenty species. 



The only other species seen elsewhere, not contained in the above 

 list, was Rubus Cha7nm7no7'us on Knoutberry Fell, at 650 or 700 yds. 



The best plant-stations. — It may save the time of those 

 who follow if I indicate what I found the most productive plant- 

 localities in the district. They were — (i) Banks of the Nent about 

 Upper and Lower Nent Force; (2) Rocky banks of the Nent where 

 the road crosses the stream between Nenthead and Nenthall ; 



Feb. 18S8. 



