44 ALIEN FLORA OF BRITAIN 



[Lavatera arborea, L. A native of rocks on the sea- 

 coasts of Western and South-Western Europe which 

 has never been doubted as indigenous in the southern 

 part of its range, though in the north-west of France, 

 in South-West England, and in Wales it certainly 

 owes its presence, in the majority of localities, to gardens, 

 it having been in cultivation for many centuries. Some 

 of its stations, however, in Cornwall, Somerset, Car- 

 narvon, and CO. Dublin have been judged to be native 

 ones, and in view of its nearly continuous range in 

 Europe should be admitted as valid. Parkinson and 

 Merrett, in the seventeenth century, both speak of it as- 

 a British plant.] 



Lavatera cretica, L. A native of the Mediterranean 

 area, occasionally found as a casual in England. 

 Probably of garden origin. 



Lavatera Olbia, L. Native of woods and bushy places- 

 in the Mediterranean region. It has been widely culti- 

 vated, and is occasionally found in a semi-wild state 

 in England in places where it has escaped from 

 gardens. 



Lavatera punctata, All. A native of rocky ground 

 in Southern Europe which has been recorded in a few 

 localities in Britain. Its origin is apparently to be 

 attributed to foreign grain-siftings, as it is a common 

 weed of cultivated ground in some parts of its area. 



Lavatera thuringiaca, L. A native of woods in 

 Central Europe, said to have been found growing wild 

 near Bedford. Presumably of garden origin. 



