85. CYPERACE^. 79 



1196. SciRPUS c.ESPiTOSUs, Linn. 



Area general. 



South limit in Cornwall, Dorset, Sussex, Kent. 



North limit in Shetland, Orkney, Hebrides. 



Estimate of provinces 18. Estimate of counties 75. 



Latitude 50 — 61. British type of distribution. 



A. A. regions. Inferagrarian — Superarctic zones. 



Descends to the coast level, in Peninsula or Channel. 



Ascends to 1150 yards, in East Higlilands. 



Range of mean annual temperature 50 — 35. 



Native. Ericetal. Perhaps absent from some few of 

 the more southerly counties of England, as Oxford and 

 Hertford. Very abundant in the arctic region. Cornwall 

 requires confirmation as a habitat for this species. 



1197. SCIKPUS ACICULABIS, Li7in. 



Area 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 * * [18]. 



South limit in Cornwall, Dorset, Sussex. 



North limit in Forfar, Perth, Renfrew. 



Estioiate of provinces 15. Estimate of comities 60. 



Latitude 50 — 57. English type of distribution. 



Agi-arian region. Inferagi'arian — Midagi'ai-ian zones. 



Descends to the coast level, in the Peninsula. 



Ascends to 100 or 200 yards, in Scotland. 



Range of mean annual temperatiu'e 51 — 47. 



Native. Paludal, Inundatal. In most English coimties, 

 probably; but in few of the Scottish counties. Mr. Sjone 

 has seen a specimen from Clackmannan, which thus con- 



