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Galium saxatile L. British type. Native. Area 987. 

 5432 I. Range 0-850. Common in heathery and grassy 

 places from the low country upwards to the peaks of most of 

 the higher hills ; Mickle Fell, Dodd Fell, Great Whernside, etc. 

 One of the few species which are common throughout the 

 widest vertical range which is possible within our limits. Most 

 likely a plant of the Ainsty, but I have no note of it as such. 



Galium erectum Huds. Germanic type. Native. Xero- 

 philous. Area 3. Range 100-150. In the Howardian tract 

 on the limestone terrace at Slingsby Heights and in a quarry 

 outside Kitscrew Wood near Hovingham. Both of these 

 stations were first found by Henry Ibbotson, who gathered and 

 distributed numerous specimens. Recorded by Baines from 

 Hob Moor, probably in error. 



Galium MollugO L. English type. Native. Area 987 

 65432. Range 0-350. Not unfrequent in hedges through- 

 out the lower zone, ascending Swaledale to Keld and Thwaite, 

 and Wensleydale to Bainbridge and Hawes. Var. Bakeri 

 Syme ; on a dry hilly crest of Gormire. G. insiibricuin Gaud, 

 grows upon a shaded hedge-bank between Thirsk and Sand- 

 hutton, where it was found by T. J. Foggitt. 



Galium pusillum Angl. {G. sylvestre Poll, with G. com- 

 miitatum Jordan). Intermediate type. Native. Montane. 

 Subxerophilous. Area 987. Range 200-800. Frequent 

 amongst the limestone scars of the western dales. In Tees- 

 dale it descends to the debris below Cronkley Scars and ascends 

 to the Main Limestone of Mickle Fell. In Swaledale it descends 

 to Reeth and ascends to the plateau of Pinseat. In Yoredale it 

 descends to Carperby and Aysgarth Force and ascends to the 

 Main Limestone of Widdale Fell and Ten End. Analogous to 

 Arenaria verna and Seskria cosrulea in its distribution within our 

 limits. All the three are both Montane and Subxerophilous, 

 are frequent amongst the western hills from a low level up to 

 the Main Limestone Scars, and yet are entirely absent from both 

 the two eastern ranges of hill. Draba incana is somewhat 



Oct. 1889. 



