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[Erica mediterranea, L. Native from Ireland to 

 Spain. One large bush was recorded by Mr. Wheldon 

 {Science Gossip, 1891, p. 185) in Cornwall. It was 

 considered to be an escape from cultivation.] 



[Erica vagans, L. Native on heaths in Cornwall. It 

 is recorded as planted for ornament in a few wild 

 localities in other parts of England.] 



Oxycoccus macrocarpus, Pers. A native of bogs in 

 North America. Frequently planted by ornamental 

 waters in England, and occasionally having the 

 appearance of a naturalised species. 



Hhododendron ponticum, L. Commonly cultivated 

 in England, and occasionally planted among indigenous 

 vegetation for ornament. 



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[Anagallis arvensis, L. A widely spread weed of 

 roadsides, cultivated and waste places. It is native on 

 sand-dunes in England, as well as in Southern and 

 Western Europe. It is not often recorded in England 

 from natural habitats, and may be confined as a native 

 to the south-western counties. On the other hand, it 

 may perhaps have a wider indigenous distribution, as 

 such a common plant would often be overlooked in 

 unusual habitats. With regard to the variety ccerulea, 

 the plant recorded under this name by British botanists 

 is the blue-flowered form of the Pimpernel, differing 

 from the type in no other respect than colour. It is 



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