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S. auriculaefolia ( Vahl. ). Lesser Sea Lavender. Native. P. 
VIII, IX. 
[S. binervosa [ G . E. Snt.).) 
Rocks above the sea shore. Very rare. 
c. Dodartii ( Gir .). Fig. 400. 
Great Hilbre, S.W. slope. Noted before 1870, and has con- 
tinued down to the present time, 1901. 
Armeria ( Willd .). Thrift. 
A. maritima [Willd.). Fig. 401. Thrift. Sea Pink. Native. 
P. IV-IX. 
Salt marshes, &c. Frequent. 
Abundantly about the muddy inlets and shores of the Mersey 
and Dee. 
PRIMULACEAE. 
Hottonla [. L .). Water Violet. 
H. palustris (L.). Fig. 402. Water Violet. Native. P. V-VII. 
Ponds and ditches. Occasional. 
L. Frequent in ditches about Crosby and Sefton ; Ince to 
Formby; Netherton to Southport (W. ; h.s.f. ; r.b.). 
C. In several ponds about Bromborough (FI.) ; and Spital 
(Dr. g.). Marshes between Frodsham and Flelsby (LorddeT.; 
j.f.r.). Ince (j.f.r.). Near Wervin; near Plemstall (r.b.). 
Wimbolds TrafFord (Missw.). 
Primula (L.). Primrose. 
P. vulgaris ( Huds .). Fig. 403. Primrose. Native. P. III-VI. 
Woods, hedge banks, railway banks, &c. Locally common, 
but eradicated from a large portion of our district. 
b. acaulis ( Jacq .). | J3 0 th these varieties, with intermediate forms, 
c. caulesctns [Bab.). J are occasionally met with, as follows 
L. Currant-tree Wood, Hale (Missc. g.). Old Hut Lane, near 
Hale (r.b.). Fields at Penketh (j.f.r.). Speke (j.h.l.). 
C. Hedge bank near Saughall Massie towards Greasby (r.b. ; 
H.S.F.). 
Note. — I t is frequently seen in cottage gardens between Speke and Hale, 
and in all cases of enquiry is said to have been got from the woods. 
P. veris (L.). Fig. 404. Cowslip. Native. P. IV-VI. 
Meadows, hedge banks, &c. Occasional in L. Locally abund- 
ant in some parts of C. Common in F. 
C. Wallasey to Meols ; Shotwick ; Backford ; Bidston ; 
Raby; Railway banks Spital to Mollington. 
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