A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE honeysuckle [Lonicera Xylosteum), the daffodil {Narcissus major) and other species are planted or semi-wild about Castle Ashby. Rare or local plants in addition to those already mentioned which are recorded for the District 6, Harpers Brook or Nene B. Myosurus minimus, L. Ranunculus Lingua, L. — parviflorus, L. Erophila praecox, DC. [Camelina sativa, Cr.] Cerastium arvense, L. Geranium pyrenaicum, Burm. f. Impatiens Noli-tangere, L. Medicago Falcata, L. ? native Melilotus officinalis, Lam. Trifolium arvense, L. Astragalus glycyphyllos, L. Prunus Padus, L. Irchester. wild [Sedum album, L.] [ — dasyphyllum, L.] Hippuris vulgaris, L. Parnassia palustris, L. Apium inundatum, Reichb. f. CEnanthe fistulosa, L. [Carum Carui, L.] — segetum, Benth. & Hook. Cerefolium Anthriscus, G. Beck (Anthriscus vulgaris, Pers.) Valerianella rimosa, Bast. Onopordon Acanthium, L. [Doronicum plantagincum, L.] Inula Helenium, L. Lactuca virosa, L. — muralis, Fresen. Erigeron acre, L. Artemisia Absinthium, L. [Vinca major, L.] Menyanthes trifoliata, L. Echium vulgare, L. Cuscuta Epithymum, Murr. — europxa, L. Solanum nigrum, L. Veronica montana, L. Verbascum nigrum, L. Linaria Elatina, Mill. — spuria, Mill. [Scrophularia vernalis, L.] Verbena officinalis, L. Mentha rotundifolia, Huds. Calamintha arvensis. Lam. — montana, Lam. (C. menthifolia, Host.) [Melissa officinalis, L.] Salvia Verbenaca, L. Marrubium vulgare, L. Lamium hybridum, Vill. [ — maculatum, L.] Cynoglossum officinale, L. Galeopsis speciosa, Miller Rumex sanguineus, L. — pulcher, L. Ceratophyllum demersum, L. Doubtfully Euphorbia Esula, L. Salix rubra, L. — Smithiana, Willd. Typha angustifolia, L. Potamogeton Friesii, Rupr. Zannichellia palustris, L. Ophrys apifcra, Huds. — muscifera, Huds. Gyrostachis autumnalis, Dum. (Spiranthes) Epipactis palustris, Crantz. Polygonatum multiflorum. All. Gagea fascicularis, Salisb. Colchicum autumnale, L. Juncus compressus, Jacq. Scirpus sylvaticus, L. Carex Pseudo-cyperus, L. — remota, L. Koeleria cristata, Pers. Bromus racemosus, L. [ — secalinus, L.] — commutatus, Schrad. — erectus, L. [ — arvensis, L.] Brachypodium pinnatum, Beauv. [Lolium temulentum, L., and var. arvense (With.)] Phyllitis Scolopendrium Asplenium Trichomanes, L. — Adiantum-nigrum, L. Botrychium Lunaria, L. Chara hispida, L. — fragilis, Desv. var. Hedwigii, H. & J. Groves 7. Nene C. or the Willow Brook District This is bounded on the north-east by the Welland district ; on the south it is bordered by the Nene B. or Harpers Brook district, the limits of which have already been given. From Low Borough Fen in the north-east to Standground near Peterborough, it is bordered by the county of Cambridge. The counties are separated for the greater part of the distance by the Cat-water, which was formerly a branch of the Nene, and which traverses the flat expanse of fen-land which has been reclaimed from the floods which formerly covered it for long periods. From Peterborough to Elton the Nene separates the counties of Northampton and Huntingdon, but from the latter village to Oundle the Nene is wholly in Northamptonshire, and an artificial boundary is substituted to separate the counties as far west as to Lutton where the Harpers Brook district is again touched. 74
