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timum- L., lleliarithemiiui carmm (L.) Baunig., Adiantum Capillus- 
Veiieris Ij. and Veronica hyhrida L. The leader had not seen the lady 
niembers in action belore and the acrobatics performed by one of them in 
an endeavour to “touch” the Veronica still remains a vivid memory. 
Growing among the turf on the summit were Galium pumiluiii Murr., 
Asperula cynunchica L., Allium vinealc L. and Helianthemum Chamae- 
cistus (L.) Mill. var. tomentosum. 
After tea at the Station Hotel, Cark, the party returned to Barrow 
by bus. Some members broke their journey to see Andromeda j)olifolia 
L. on Bish House Moss wheie Drosera longifolia L. was abundant. 
Mond.w, 6th August. 
After two days of glorious sunshine rain fell on the Monday morn- 
ing. The party travelled by train to Coniston where they divided into 
two sections; one group climbing Couiston Old Man while the other 
explored the East shore of Coniston Lake. 
Several interesting plants were seen along the shore including Thalic- 
trum umhrosum Butcher, Circaea intermedia Ehrh., Itanuncidus Flarn- 
mula L. var. angustifolius Wallr., Serratula tinctoria L., Impatiens 
Noli-tangere L., Claytonia alsinoides Sims, Lobelia Dortmanna L., 
TAttorella wniflora (L.) Aschers. and Isoetes lacustris L. 
The Old ]\Ian party climbed by way of Copper Mines Valley to Levers 
Water. On the way Suxifraga stellaris L., S. hypnoides L. and S. 
aizoides L., Epilohium pedunculare A. Cunn., Thelypteris Phegopteris 
(L.) Slosson and Gymnocarphim Pryopteris (L.) Newm. were seen. From 
the tarn the i)arty contoured across the hillside to Low Water and de- 
scended by footpath to Coniston. Both parties met at the Sun Hotel, 
Coniston, for an excellent tea, after which they returned to Barrow by 
train. 
Tuesd.w, 7th August. 
A small party braved the rain and went by service bus to Urswick 
Tarn during the morning. Ponvnculus TAngua L., Rumex Hydrolapa-' 
thum Huds. and Bidenn i ri partita L. were seen. The boat party spent 
most of their time extricating themselves from sargassos of Potamo- 
geton pectinatus L. 
Tn the afternoon a convoy of private cars ferried the party to Roan- 
head sand dunes and the adjoining Sandscale Haws. Pyrola rotundi- 
folia L. var. hracteata Hook. & Am., Epipactis Ilellehorine (L.) Crantz, 
E. palustris (L.) Crantz, Coeloglossuvi viride (L.) Hartm., Parnassia 
pnlustris L. var. condensata Travis &. Wheld. and a large colony of 
Ophioglossuvi vulgatiim L. were seen among the damper slacks, while 
the drier portions produced Euphorbia portlandica L. and E. paralius 
Ti., Radiola Linoides Roth, Centavrium littorale (D. Turner) Gilmour, 
Equisetum variegatum Schleich and Agropyron junceum (L.) Beauv. 
Wrunesuay, 8th August. 
The members travelled by train to Grange-over-Sands. The route 
led by way of Eggerslack Wood, where Ranunculus auricomus L., 
