54 ALIEN FLORA OF BRITAIN 



LEGUMINOS^. 



Astragalus hamosus, L. Native of rocky places in 

 the Mediterranean region. It has been recorded as a 

 ballast plant near Cardiff, where possibly it was of 

 garden origin. 



Cicer arietinum, L. Generally cultivated in the 

 Orient, in which region De CandoUe considered it to be 

 native. It becomes a common cornfield weed in many 

 parts of its range. It has been several times noticed 

 in England in connection with grain-imported weeds. 



Goronilla scorpioides, Koch. A native of grassy hills 

 in the East, and an abundant weed of cultivated ground 

 in that region and the Mediterranean area. In England 

 it has frequently been recorded in connection with 

 foreign grain introduction. 



[Coronilla varia, L. Native of woods and dry lime- 

 stone hills from Central and Southern Europe to Persia, 

 reaching to Normandy, Belgium, and Northern Germany^ 

 and in one locality even to England. There seems no 

 reason to doubt that the station recorded by Mr. Plumtree 

 {Joiirnal of Botany, 1897, p. 449), in a rough wood 

 on the chalk in Kent, is a natural one. It is much 

 more frequently recorded in England as a waste ground 

 plant, in which state it is frequent over most of its 

 range.] 



Galega ofELciualis, L. A native of Southern Europe^ 

 occasionally recorded in Britain as an escape from, 

 garden culture. 



