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ORDER JASMINACE^. 



714. LigiistrtDu vulgare, L. (Privet). Native. English 

 type. Range i. Truly wild on the limestone cliffs, as on 

 Arnside Knot and the steep western escarpment of Hum- 

 phrey Head ; ascending with Yew to the limestone pavement 

 of the top of Whitharrow ; also often planted in hedges, as 

 at Ambleside and Bowness, in the Vale of St. John, at the 

 foot of Ullswater, and at Whitefield House, Overwater, 



715. Fraxiiius excelsior^ L. (Ash). Native. British type. 

 Range i. One of the commonest trees of the Lake woods; 

 ascending to 400 yards in Great Langdale, 350 yards on 

 Grisedale Pike and the hills between Rosthwaite and 

 Watendlath. The finest tree I remember stands just within 

 the entrance gate of the grounds of Furness Abbey. 



ORDER APOCYNACE^. 



Vinca minor, L. (Periwinkle). Alien. Frequent in parks 

 and near gardens, as for instance at Coniston Water-head and 

 just north of Newby Bridge. 



ORDER GENTIANACE.E. 



Gentiana verna, L. 



C. Till lately on Egremont Green. — (W. Dickinson.) 

 L. Has been found amongst the hills in the north of 

 Furness. — (Alton.) Probably a misnomer in both instances. 



719. Genfiafia Fneiimona/if/ie,!^. {Heath Genh3.n). Native. 

 English type. Range i. Damp heaths. Very rare; probably 

 now extinct. 



