28o baker's north YORKSHIRE. 



shrubs, usually a true native. On the west in Balderdale, at 

 Red Scar, Whitdiffe Wood, CUnk Bank, Gilling Woods, 

 Aysgarth Force, Leyburn Shawl. In the low country in hedges 

 between York and Tadcaster, and by the Leven between 

 Crathorn and Hutton Rudby. Thorpe Arch ; /. Emmet. On 

 the east at Newton Wood, Saltburn, Arncliffe Woods and New 

 Holme Beck near Whitby, Beckdale, Wath Wood, Kitscrew 

 Wood, Ashdale near Helmsley, abundant, old hedge-bank 

 between Balk and Sutton, Kilton Castle and hedges at 

 Brotton, etc. 



Staphylea pinnata L. Alien. Subspontaneous or planted 

 in hedges at Newton in Cleveland; W. Mudd\ A native of 

 Germany and the West of France. 



Rhamnus catharticus L. English type. Native. Area 

 8765.321. Range 0-250. Not unfrequent in woods and 

 hedge-rows in the low country, ascending to the aboriginal 

 woods of Yowlasdale, and in Wensleydale to Aysgarth Force. 



Rhamnus Frangula L. English type. Native. Area 

 8 7 6.3. I. Range 0-200. Indigenous in some of the carrs of 

 the Central Vale and Howardian tract. Askham Bogs, Leckby 

 Carr, Pilmoor, Cawklees Wood, Airyholme Wood, Cum Hag 

 Wood, Hildenley Wood, Strensall Common, etc. Hawbank 

 Wood, Carperby ; J. Percival. 



Spartium scoparium L. British type. Native. Area 

 general. Range 0-300. Common in sandy and heathery tracts 

 throughout the lower zone, but comparatively rare in the 

 calcareous dales. Cultivated up to 350 yards. In Scotland it 

 ascends into the Arctic Region. 



Ulex europseus L. British type. Native. Area general. 

 Range 0-600. Common upon heaths and uncultivated pieces 

 of ground both in the low country and amongst the hills. Like 

 the preceding it is comparatively rare in the calcareous dales of 

 the west. In Teesdale its usual place is filled by Juniper and 

 Potentilla fruticosa, in Swaledale by Yew bushes. Ascends 

 Gayledale to 1,800 feet; /. Percival. 



