130 85. CYPERACE.E. 



among the many botanists who have since been on that 

 often examined hill, has again found it. 



1246. Carex strigosa, Huds. 



Area 123456789 10*** [14** 17]. 



South limit in Somerset, Isle of Wight, Kent. 



North limit in York, Lancaster. 



Estimate of jirovinces 10. Estimate of counties 30. 



Latitude 50 — 55. Enghsh type of distribution. 



Agrarian region. Inferagrarian — Midagrarian zones. 



Descends to the coast level, in the Peninsula. 



Ascends to 100 or 200 yards, in England. 



Eange of mean annual temperature 51 — 47. 



Native. Sylvestral. I have seen no Scottish example 

 of this species. The North Highland province is proba- 

 bly an error, as was suggested in the New Botanist's 

 Guide, although it has not been du-ectly corrected within 

 my knowledge. According to Mr. Maughan (Hook. Flo. 

 Scot.) C. strigosa occurs in Arniston woods, Edinburgh ; 

 and it is allowed to stand in the Edinbm-gh Botanical 

 Society's Catalogue, as a very rare species within their 

 circuit of 16 miles. Mr. Babington also gives it in his 

 Manual as found in Scotland. But the distance of Edin- 

 burgh beyond the English area of the species, and apjja- 

 rent absence of modern verifications, induces much dis- 

 trust of the one outlying and ill-authenticated locaHty. 

 Mr. K. "Withers informs me that C. strigosa occurs near 

 Bath, in Somerset, at about 50 yards of altitude, and in 

 Wilts at 130 yards. The former height may be said to 

 bring the species down to the coast level, although of 

 course not to the sea level ; and the plant probably de- 

 scends lower in other provinces. 



