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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. |
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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. |
