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RECENT ROMAN DISCOVERIES:
Ferns.
HABITAT. | ||
Blechnum spicant, branch | shady woods. | |
Pteris acquilina, branch | in sandy, turfy soil, on hill sides and open | woods. |
Polypodium dryopteris, scales | woods. |
Trees.
HABITAT. | |
Fir under the Roman road in Moston, Failsworth | gravelly loam soil. |
Oak, leaves, also under Roman road in Moston, Failsworth | top loam soil, gravelly subsoil. |
Birch, bark and branches, also under Roman road in Moston, Failsworth | heaths, woods. |
Alder | moist situations. |
Willow, leaves, perhaps two or three different species |
such as grow near pits and banks of brooks. |
Hazel, bark and nuts | good, light, moist loam soil. |
Juniper, shell of a berry | sandy hills, woods. |
Sloe, half of a stone | in hedges and sunny slopes. |
Plants.
Heather under Roman road at Moston | |
Rumex obtusifolius, seed | waste land. |
Polygonum lapathifolium, seeds | waste land. |
Carex sp., seeds and rhizome | wet places. |
(?) Comarum palustre, rhizome | pits. |
Ranunculus acris, seeds | waste land, pastures. |