38 THE FLORA OF" WARWICKSHIRE. 



a north-west course through Attlebury fields and near Chilvers Coton ; 

 here it receives on its left bank a stream which drains a large area of 

 the coal measures around Bedworth, Chilvers Coton, and Nuneaton. 

 Pursuing its course northwards, it runs through Nuneaton, Wedding- 

 ton, Caldecote, and Maucetter. Passing Atherstone on its east side, it 

 receives the waters of the River Sence, which drains a considerable por- 

 tion of the adjacent county, Leicestershire. After its confluence with the 

 Sence the Anker flows north-west through Grendon Park, and west 

 through Polesworth. After this its course is very winding, making con- 

 siderable curves, north and south, before it reaches its confluence 

 with the Tame. In its course from Polesworth it receives feeders, 

 bringing the waters from Seckington, Austrey, and the surrounding 

 district. 



Climate. — " The insulated position of this county and its freedom 

 from any great inequalities of surface render the climate mild, and the 

 :on early. The winds most prevalent are from the south-west, 

 and are frequently accompanied with rain ; but occasionally, toward 

 the middle of May, the effects of an easterly variation are felt. The 

 county, however, is not subject to any particular excess of damp or 

 cold.'" 



Numbbb of Species and Types of Distribution. 

 Of the 1,680 species named in the " London Catalogue of British 

 Plants," (Seventh Elition,)960 have been recorded as occurring in 

 Warwickshire. To these may be added twenty-six species belonging to 

 the excluded list, making a total of 936. By the aid of Mr. Hewett C. 

 Watson's valuable "Compendium of the Cybele Britauuica," I have 

 made the following approximate analysis of the Warwickshire Flora : — 



Native 836 



Colonist . . . . . . . . . . 49 



Denizen . . . . . . . . . , 23 



Alien . . . . . . . . . , 13 



Casual . . . . . . . . . p 35 



986 

 Thoio will come under the following typos, as given in tho above- 

 named work : — 



British . . . . . . , . # jg4 



English 



Intermediate 

 Scottish 

 Germanic . . 

 Atlantic 



257 

 16 

 13 

 50 

 10 



tj 1 830 



1 tfl remaining plants are segregates, introductions, (fee., not 



classified in that work. 



Pfl be continued. ) 



• History of Warwickshire, William West. 



