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[Ophioglossum vulgatum. Adders-tongue; in moist] meadows and pastures; at Helsfel Nab near Kendal.
Ophrys cordata. Leafy Twayblade; on moist mountainous heaths, especially of a turfy soil everywhere.
--- muscifera. Fly Orchis; in Barrowfield wood and in the marle close near Brigstear-moss.
--- Nidus avis. Bird's-nest; on the side of a lane near Honeybee Yate near Kendal.
Ornithogalum luteum. Yellow Star of Bethlehem; in meadows and pastures: near Kendal.
Orhithopus perpusillus. Bird's-foot; among the tenters at Kendal.
Osmunda crispa. Stone Fern; on rocks: frequent.
--- Lunaria. Mooonwort; in mountainous meadows and pastures: frequent.
--- Lunaria β. Cut-leaved Moonwort; at Great Strickland.
--- regalis. Flowering Fern or Osmund Royal; on Brigstear-moss and Underbarrow-moss.
Papaver cambricum. Yellow Welch Poppy; in mountainous places: about Kendal plentifully and in Kirkby Lonsdale.
Parnassia palustris. Grass of Parnassus; in moist meadows, frequent.
Pinguicula vulgaris. Butterwort or Yorkshire Sanicle; in swampy places.
Poa pratensis β alpina. Alpine meadow Grass; on the mountains.
Polemonium coeruleum. Greek Valerian or Jacob's Ladder; on the east side of the river Kent at Kendal between the Mill-race and Kirk-dub.
Polygonum Bistorta. Great Bistort or Snakeweed; in moist meadows, frequent.
--- viviparum. Small Bistort or Snakeweed; in mountainous meadows: at Crosby Ravensworth, and elsewhere.
Polypodium Dryopteris. Branched Polypody; in dry stoney places, frequent.
--- fragile. Brittle Polypody; on old stone walls and rocks, plentifully.
--- fontanum. Rock Polypody; in stoney places near Wybourn.
--- fragrans. Sweet Polypody; in moist chinks of rocks: near Keswick.
--- phegopteris. Wood Polypody; in moist and shady chinks of rocks everywhere.
--- rhaeticum. Stone Polypody; on stoney mountains everywhere.
--- Thelypteris. Marsh Fern; in woody and boggy marshes and in hedges, everywhere.
Patomogeton setaceum. Setaceous Pondweed; in the ditches on Brigstear-moss.
Primula farinosa. Bird's-eye; in mountainous bogs.
Prunus Padus. Bird's Cherry, Wild Cluster Cherry-tree, Hedge-berry-tree or Black Grape Cherry; among the mountains, common.
--- Cerasus β. Least wild Cherry-tree or Merry-tree; in woods ands hedges: about Rosgill.
Ranunculus acris. Upright meadow Crowfoot; this plant varies on the tops of the mountains with one or two flowers on a stalk and with a very hairy large calyx.
--- flammula β. A variety of Lesser Spearwort; in the marle pits at Burton.
Rhodiola Rosea. Rosewort; on the mountains, frequent.
Ribes nigrum. Black Currants or Squinancy berries; in moist woods and on banks of rivers.
Ribes rubrum. Commoon Currants; in woods.
Rubus Chamoemorus. Cloud-berries, Knot-berries, or Dwarf Mulberries; in turfy bogs on the mountains.
--- saxatilis. Stone Bramble or Raspis; among stones on the sides of mountains.
Rumex digynus. Round-leaved Mountain Sorrel; on the mountains, frequemt.
--- sanguineus. Bloodwort; in woods: at Old Hall, and elsewhere.
Salix herbacea. Herbaceous Willow; on the mountains.
--- pentandria. Bay-leaved Sweet Willow; -ditto-
--- reticulata. Round-leaved Willow; -ditto-
Samolus valerandi. Round-leaved Water Pimpernel: on Brigstear-moss.
Satyrium viride β fuscum. Brown Satyrion; in Helsfel nab near Kendal.
Saxifraga autumnalis. Yellow autumnal Saxifrage; in mountains.
--- caespitosa. Small mountain Sengreen; on the mountains upon Ambleside.
--- hypnoides. Ladies Cushion or Trifid Sengreen; on the mountainous places.
--- stellaris. Hairy Saxifrage or Kidneywort; or (sic) Hardknot and Wrenose, by Buckbarrow-well.
Scandix odorata. Sweet Cicely or Sweet fern; in hedges and orchards, frequent.
Schoenus albus. White flowered Rush-grass; in marshes, plentifully.
--- compressus. Compressed Bastard Cyperus or flat spiked Cyperus-rush; in boggy marshes.
--- ferrugineus. Broad bastard Cyperus or Dwarf marsh Rush; in turfy bogs.
--- mariscus. Long-rooted Bastard Cyperus; on the edge of Conzic Tarn near Kendal, plentifully.
Sedum Anglicum. English Stonecrop; on rocks, Winander meer, and on a few rocks in Lonsdale and at Rydale.
Serapias latifolia γ palustris. A variety of Broad-leaved Bastard Hellebore; in marshy places at Kendal.
--- longifolia. White flowered Bastard Hellebore; in a wood near Askham hall.
Siphthorpia europaea. Bastard Moneywort; in shady marshes and near springs and rivulets; about Lonsdale and Buckbarrow-well.
Solidago cambrica. Welch Golden Rod; on the mountains.
Sparganium simplex β natans. The least Bur-reed; in ponds, lakes, and gently-flowing rivers: everywhere.
Splachnum vasculosum. Common Splachnum; mountainous and moist heaths everywhere.
Statice Armeria. Common Thrift or Sea Gilly-flower; in mountainous meadows and on rocks and in meadows near the sea.
Stellaria nemorum. Broad-leaved Stitchwort or Great mountain Chickweed; in moist woods and hedges and in banks of rivers everywhere.
Stipa pennata. Feather-grass; on the limestone rocks hanging over Lonsdale.
Sisymbrium Nasturtium β. A variety of Watercresse; in Helsington-Lath dales near Kendal.
Taxus baccata. Eugh-tree; on the mountains.
Thlaspi
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