Localities. — Moist mountainous pastures, in the North of England ; in the 
North of Ireland ; and in Wales and Scotland. — Cheshire ; In great plenty in 
a wood betwixt Stayley Hall and Scout Mill, at a place called Wems. — Cum- 
berland; East side of Derwentwater ; Kirkland; abundant in moist woods, 
meadows, &c.; Aspatria Mill. — Derbysh. Between Matlock and New Haven; 
Near Buxton; near Matlock Bath, and in the Via Gellia; Litton Dale, near 
Tideswell ; and 2 miles from Matlock, on a hill called Vigelia. Durham ; In 
ILivensworth, Heaton Dene, and Shipley Woods in Teesdale ; woods in Wear- 
dale; Beamish; and near Egleston. Frequent in several bogs in the vale be- 
tween Norton and Billingham. — Lancash. Borough-Hall Paik; road-side near 
Dale-Park in Furness Fells ; side of Coniston Water ; and on the hanks of the 
Loyne near Caton. — Northumb. Woods in Allondale ; Heaton Wood; and 
Whitehill Dean, near Ovingham ; near Belford, Alnwick, and Morpeth; at 
Catcherside, Roadley, and Long Witton; and in most of the woods, and on 
banks of numerous rivulets. Shropsh. Meadows at Hays, plentifully. — 
Westmoreland ; About Shap ; nearTroulbeck ; and on the banks of the Mint. — 
Worcester sh. Moist meadows at the foot of Bredon Hill. — Yorksh. Hovingham 
Woods, near Holly Hill. In Skirrith Wood, and moist woods about Settle. 
About Grassington in Wharf-dale; near Copgrove, very common; moist mea- 
dows near Ripon ; Wensley Dale ; by Malham Cove ; Settle Bridge ; Craven ; 
Richmond ; Wood at Clayton’s Bridge ; Mill Island; and on the banks of the 
Ribble. — WALES. Brecknocksh. Valleys of the Black Mountains. — Car- 
narvonsh. Meadows below Penrhyn ; in the hollow immediately below the 
cataract in Caunant Mawr ; near Dolbadarn Castle ; in the Vale of Llanberris ; 
and in the meadows near Llyn Cowlid, a lake in the mountains above, and nearly 
North of Capel Cerig. Rocks in Cwm Idwel ; Clogwyn dii’r Arddfi ; and 
Crib y Ddescil ; banks of the Ogwen, a few miles above Bangor, and thence up 
the mountains ; Twlldu; Llanberris.— Denbighsh. Frequent. — Glamoraansh. 
Between Pont Nedd Vachn and Usgoed Eynon Gam. — Merionethsh. Dolgelle ; 
boggy grassy lands to the left of the road from Dolgelle to Trawsfynaid. — 
SCOTLAND. In several places in the vicinity of Berwick-upon-Tweed; 
banks of the water of Leith, opposite Newmill above Currie; meadow-ground 
South of Ravelrig-toll ; near Borthwick Castle ; Lugton Woods ; woods at Mid- 
Calder; banks of the Clyde at Kenmuir ; Daldowie; Bothvrell, and the falls. — 
IRELAND. Convoy and Lough Garton, county of Donegal. 
Perennial. — Flowers in May and June. 
Root fibrous, tufted. Stems several, from 1 to 2 feet high, 
round, smooth, hollow, leafy, branched towards the top Leaves 
smooth, dark green, 5-parted, the lobes variously divided and cut ; 
the radical ones on long stalks. Flowers large and handsome, of a 
bright yellow, almost globular from the roundish connivent sepals 
of the calyx. Petals ( nectaries of Linn.y (fig. 4.) strap-shaped, of 
nearly the same hue as the sepals, but scarcely half so long. Cap- 
sules (figs. 6 & 7.) nearly cylindrical, transversely ribbed, termi- 
nated by a crooked point, which turns outwards, giving the head 
(fig. 6.) a star-like appearance. Seeds black and shining. 
The large handsome flowers of this plant have obtained for it a place 
in the flower-garden, where it thrives best in a moist shady situ- 
ation. It is a native almost throughout the whole of Europe. The 
country people of Westmorland, Scotland, and Sweden, consider it 
a sort of festival flower, going in parties to gather it for the decor- 
ation of their doors and apartments, as well as their persons. — It is 
the Lucken-gowan of Allan Ramsey : — 
“ We’ll pou the daisies on the green, 
The lucken-gowans frae the bog ; 
Between hands now and then we’ll lean, 
And sport upon the velvet fog.” 
