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Britain, but the plain facts of its present circumstances 

 are perhaps the most satisfactory evidence that can be 

 obtained. It is also frequent in Britain as a garden 

 rehc] 



Euphorbia Characias, L. A native of woody districts 

 in the Mediterranean region. There are old records 

 of the plant from Worcestershire and Staffordshire. 

 If the identification was correct, the plant was certainly 

 an introduction. 



Euphorbia coralloides, L. A native of shady woods 

 in Italy. Recorded from Slinfold, Sussex, by Borrer,. 

 in 1837. Doubtless an introduction. 



[Euphorbia Cyparissias, L. Native of dry hilly 

 pastures from Southern England, Normandy, Belgium, 

 Sweden, and Russia to the south of Europe. It has 

 been recorded from several English counties as a garden 

 escape. The only natural locality is on the downs near 

 Dover.] 



Euphorbia dulcis, L. Native in woods and bushy 

 places from Normandy and Belgium to the Mediter- 

 ranean Sea. It is on record from two localities 

 in Scotland, where it was presumably of garden 

 origin. 



Euphorbia Esula, L. Native of woods and meadows- 

 in Central and South-East Europe, becoming rarer 

 north-westwards. It is one of those species which 

 extends rapidly along roads and railways, being. 

 found in these situations in Belgium, England, and 

 Scotland. 



