Chelidonium majus L. First record: Ray, 1660 Chelidonium majus The greater Celandine. Ray,1660,33(53); Ray,1670:70. Chelidonum majus Officinarum Martyn,1727,82. Common Celandine. Relhan,1785;1802. Common Celandine. Swallow-wort. Relhan,1820. There are also 81 records in Recorder, [R]. 23 GMS Easy, 1970+. 25 Whitewood and the Heath near Gamlingay, 18.5.1830. Henslow Exc. Gamlingay. Bab.ann.Relhan,211. White Wood, Gamlingay. Bab.1860,13. Gamlingay, West ann. Waste ground, Gamlingay, AC Leslie, 5.1977. 26 Rsv, Papworth St Agnes, 267.641, R Payne, 1.5.1988. 34 Meldreth, n.d., Gregor,ann. Roadside, Meldreth 381.471, PD Sell 54/8, 28.5.1954, CGE. Roadside, near Kneesworth on the Meldreth road, PD Sell, 5.1958. Paddock near the Heath at Royston, rare; D Britten Bab.1860,13. 35 Toft; WW Newbould, Bab.1860,13. Comberton, WW Newbould in Hb. CC Babington, 6.13.1848, CGE. Comberton. Bab.1860,13. Bourn; WW Newbould, Bab.1860,13. Arrington. Bab.1860,13. Caldecote, EF Warburg, 1940. 36 Dry Drayton. Bab.1860,13. 37 37Q, GMS Easy, 1970+. 38 Chatteris, AF.ann. Swing bridge, AF.ann. 43 May St, Gt Chishill, U Watson, 5.1970. 44 Sawston, Miss Plowden, 1838, SWN. ...in various parts of this parish [Whittlesford] and especially in 1869 in the Park beside the North Road where the specimen here shown came from...also found it beside the road in...Duxford near opposite the manure factory as late as 1898. Specimen: The little sketch here shown was made with the sap of the plant May 6th 1884 [beside specimen, n.l.] Maynard MS.13:429.CRO. Whittlesford, EA George, 1940. Between Hauxton [sic] & Duxford; GH Bryan, Bab.ann.13. Hinxton, plentifully, 1907, Shrubbs ann. ...and on road to Duxford near river,1907, Shrubbs ann. Duxford, 1880, HD.ann. Chalkpit near Heydon, PD Sell, 1950. 45 Chelidonium majus Teversham Th.M.ann.Meth.-Index Loc.(f.)5. Teversham. Martyn,1763,Herbat.VIII. Teversham; J Martyn. Bab.1860,13. Cambridge. Martyn,1763,Herbat.I. Cambridge, WW Newbould in Hb. CC Babington, 6.13.1848, CGE. Cow-fen. Martyn,1763,Herbat.I. Cow Fen Fisher ann. Berkenhout,148. Cow Fen; J Fisher. Bab.1860,13. Chelidonum majus near the banks of the Cam [Jesus Green-Chesterton-Clay-hythe] 15.5.1828. Henslow Exc. Coton. 20.5.1829. Henslow Exc. Near Chesterton 27.5.1829. Henslow Exc. Cambridge through Chesterton to King's Hedges. 7.5.1830. Henslow Exc. Cambridge to Cherry Hinton and thence to Shelford Common. 14.5.1830. Henslow Exc. Hinton, HD.ann. Hinton; WW Newbould. Bab.1860,13. Cherryhinton Spinney, CJ Shepherd, 1939. Disturbed roadside by Cherryhinton Spinney, PD Sell, 5.1956. Backs, n.d., Gray,ann. Barnwell Abbey. [del. the rest of sentence] Bab.MS.Fl. I:48. Mount Pleasant on old wall; WH Coleman, Bab.MS.Fl. I:48. Purbeck Road, CJ Shepherd, 1939. Bateman street east, Coronation street, Panton street, Trumpington street, Survey 1998/9, Oswald et al.,2000. Chesterton. Bab.1860,13; TG Tutin, 1932. Trumpington Lane near Church, 1904, Shrubbs ann. Grantchester, in hedge near Byron's Pool, AS Shrubbs, 20.7.1886, CGE. Granchester, n.d., Gray,ann. Grantchester, opposite church, West ann.; JSL Gilmour, 1930; EA George, 1939. Grantchester, 2 walls, J Rishbeth, 1944. Barton. Coleman(b). Barton; WH Coleman, Bab.1860,13. Harston. Coleman(b). Harston; WW Newbould, Bab.1860,13. Hasingfield, 30.6.1913, Gregor,ann. 46 Bigwin. Bab.ann.Relhan,211. Biggin Abbey; SW Wanton. Bab.1860,13. Milton near Cambridge Hb. CM Lemann, May 1833, CGE. Milton, TG Tutin, 1932. Fen Ditton. Coleman(b); WH Coleman. Bab.1860,13. Waterbeach churchyard, DWP Greenham, 1940. Waterbeach, EA George, 1940. Histon, RS Wintringham, 1943. 47 Sutton, AF.cat. 48 Welch's Dam, AF.cat. Mepal, AF.cat. Fortrey Hall, AF.ann. [?48] Manea Toll, AF.cat. 49 Doddington. Bab.1860,13; AF.cat. Hook, AF.cat. 54 Linton; RB Smart. Bab.1860,13; Linton, West ann. Lt Abington, EA George, 1940. Hildersham, EA George, 1940. Pampisford, EA George, 1940. Bartlow, FE Wrighton, 1978. 55 Gt Wilbraham. Bab.ann.Relhan,211. Great Wilbraham; SW Wanton. Bab.1860,13. Balsham, (Wratting road). Smart,1863. Wratting road, Balsham; RBS. Bab.ann.13. Fulbourn. Bab.1860,13; West ann. 56 Swaffham Prior n.c., 22.5.1829, NTM. Bottisham, n.c., (Hb. Jenyns), 25.5.1831, BATHG. Weed in garden, 103 Commercial End, Swaffham Bulbeck, G Crompton, c. 1970-1990. Burwell, EA George, 1940. 57 Wasteground, Riverside, Ely, 57P, RM Payne, 5.11.2001. Cherry Hill, Ely, 57P, RM Payne, 8.2001. Base of wall, Barton Square, Ely, 57J, RM Payne, 10.2001. 58 On walls, pavements and wasteground in 11 out of 26 streets, Ely. 58F, RM Payne, 2001-2002. Cemetery, Brays Lane, Green Lane, Springhead Lane and Market Street, Ely, 58K, RM Payne, 2001. 65 Burrough-Green. Bab.1860,13. Brinkley. Bab.1860,13. Kirtling; RAP. Bab.ann.13. Near Kirtling, RA Pryor, Pryor,1874. 66 Dullingham. Bab.1860,13. Newmarket; WW Newbould. Bab.1860,13. Roadside near Newmarket, J.24, JL Crosby, 1937 (18). sic. In ditch near A.11, Devil's Ditch, Cttee Walk, 6.1973. 68 Dykeside, Little Ouse, 608.874, GMS Easy, 5.1972. 76 TL76, GMS Easy, 1970+. 40 Jail-Lane. Skrim.MS. Wall at Elm. not common. Skrim.MS. By the Canal between Elm and Wisbech. Bab.1860,13. North Brink, Wisbech; A Peckover. Bab.1860,13. 41 Leverington, JL Crosby, 1939.
