VICIA — PRUNUS. 287 



Vicia tetrasperma Kocli. English type. Colonist. Area 

 98.54321. Range o-ioo. In similar situations to the 

 preceding but less frequent. Dalton-on-Tees, Richmond, Kirk- 

 lington, Middlesbrough, Coatham, Eston, Northallerton, Thirsk, 

 York, Castle Howard, Strensall, etc. 



Vicia Faba, 



Pisum arvense, and 



Pisum sativum, are all three frequently grown both in fields 

 and gardens, the two former up to 350 yards, the latter up 

 to 300 yards. 



Lathyrus Aphaca L. Incognit. Reported by R. Teesdale 

 from fields at Malton. 



Lathyrus pratensis L. British type. Native. Area 

 general. Range 0-400. Frequent in grassy places, ascending 

 to Upper Cronkley, Sleightholme, the falls above Cotterdale 

 village, and the Main Limestone scars of West Stonesdale Moor. 



Lathyrus sylvestris L. English type. Native. Area 4 3. 

 Range o-ioo. By the Esk side near Ruswarp; JV. Mudd\ and 

 near Scarborough at Barrowcliff. 



Lathyrus latifolius L. Alien. An occasional straggler 

 from garden cultivation. A native of France and Germany. 



Orobus tuberosus L. ^= Lathyrus niacrorhizus Wimm. 

 British type. Native. Area general. Range 0-500. Common 

 in grassy and heathery places, ascending to Whitsundale and 

 Cronkley Scars. 



Prunus spinosa L. British type. Native. Area general. 

 Range 0-450. The true P. spinosa is common in woods and 

 hedges throughout the lower zone. In the aboriginal woods of 

 the dales it is much less frequent than the Hazel and Whitethorn, 

 and only seldom, as below Whitston Cliff, forms woods or thickets 

 of any considerable size by itself. It ascends in Swaledale to 

 the Main Limestone scars of West Stonesdale Moor and in 

 Yoredale to those of Preston Scar and Harlen Fell. P. insititia 

 is less frequent; and P. domestica is occasionally to be met 



Sept. iSSc;. 



