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Scurvy-grass, Cochlearia danica, is abundant in springs on the Patterdale mountains; but rarely found in other parts of the Lake district. Grass of Parnassus, Parnassia palustris, and Bog Asphodel, Narthecium Ossifragum, in moist elevated pastures, on the way to Skiddaw. Bird's-eye, Primula farinosa, in similar situations, in Loughrigg, near Bampton, Hesket Newmarket, and Cunswick Tarn.
Butterwort, Pinguicula vulgaris, and Sun-dew, Drosera rotundifolia, common in shallow bogs; D. longifolia in deeper, in Borrowdale, but more rare; and D. anglica, in Wasdale.
Cran-berry, Bil-berry, and Crow-berry - the first, Vaccinium Oxycoccus, grows in poor boggy ground, sparingly near Rydal Water, in Thornthwaite, and more plentifully in Mungrisdale; the second, V. Myrtillus, is common in rocky woods and on mountain sides, near Derwent Lake and Skiddaw Dod; the third, V. Vitis Idaea, inhabits loftier situations, and retains its fruit longer: it grows on the summit of Skiddaw, but is more fruitful on the mountains between Derwent and Crummock Lakes. Empetrum nigrum grows at a great altitude, upon mountains in a moist soil; its berries are said to be the food of grouse. Arbutus Uva-ursi, found by Mr. Watson on the west side of Grasmoor.
Large tracts of peaty moors are covered with Ling, Calluna vulgaris, which affords shelter for grouse, in August its blossoms give the mountains a rich purple hue, and it is the source from which
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