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var. alpina, but without success, thoug-h he was g-lad to find 

 Helianthemum viilgare var. discolor Reich, in Gray Gill. The 

 orang-e blotches at the base of the petals of this newly-described 

 British form^ were very distinct, while the type, H. Cistiis, with 

 its pure yellow flowers was found in the same neig-hbourhood 

 much more plentifully. 



The plantations of Buckden Park, though developing many 

 shade-loving plants, could not be expected to yield as many 

 species as the more natural w^oodland, but the higher gills on 

 both sides of the valley amply repaid a visit. Pyrola rotundi- 

 folia was seen gfrowing" in its only West Riding station near 

 Oughtershaw, and in the same gill a few more species were 

 noticed. All the higher gritstone hills above 1,500 feet revealed 

 enormous quantities of the Gloudberry {Rubtis chajncemoriis)^ with 

 its rich coloured fruit, so attractive in appearance. At Oughter- 

 shaw the abundance of this Mountain Raspberry was striking-. 

 The total absence of Gorse, Broom, and Juniper on any of the 

 hills was also remarked, but the average altitude is too hig-h for 

 either of the two former, and the only station known in Wharfe- 

 dale for Juniper is Hesletine Gill. On the old lead-working-s 

 of Buckden Pike T/ilaspi alpestre var. occitanum was found to 

 be abundant, growing with Cochlearia alpina and Arenaria 

 verna, and Mr. Beanland found Cardamine impatiens (new to 

 Langstrothdale) in plenty on the wooded western slope of the 

 mountain. ActcEa spicata grows in more than one of the damp 

 shaded gills, and about reaches its centre of distribution in 

 England at Buckden. Amongst other species worth noting- 

 which were seen by the party are : — 



Thalictrinn montanmn. Parnassia palustris. 



Trolliiis europcEiis. Drosera rotiLndifolia. Only near 



Sagiiia nodosa. Oug-htershaw Tarn. 



Draha incana. Galiuni MoUugo. 



Gera)i i II 1)1 svlvaficioji. Galinni sylvestre. 



GeraniiDii pratciise. Scahiosa Columbaria. 



Geraniii»i luciduni. Lnda dyseiiterica. An exten- 



AnfJiyllis vuhieraria. sion of upper rang-e to 900 



Primus Padus. feet. 



Rubus saxatilis. Carduus crispus. 



Epilobiuni aiigusfifoliuui. Cuicus hefcrophyllus. 



MyriophyUuii! altcriii folium . Hicracium anglicum (teste Dr. 



Scdum villosum. Beckermonds. Lees). 



Saxifraga gt'um. Park Gill, Hicracium nruronim. 



probablv introduced. Hicracium tridcutatiim. 



Saxifraga hypuoides. Campauida lati folia. 



* ' The Naturalist," February 1903, pp. 45-46. 



Naturalist, 



