86. GRAMINA. 217 



Latitude 50 — 54. English tj'pe of distribution. 



Agrarian region. Inferagrarian — Midagrarian zones. 



Descends to the sea level, in the Peninsula. 



Ascends, at the coast level, to Mersey. 



Range of mean annual temperature 52 — 49. 



Native. Littoral. Approximating to the Atlantic 

 type, by its greater frequency and higher latitude on the 

 western side of England. In addition to the counties 

 above mentioned it occurs in Essex and Kent, on the east- 

 ern side of England, in Cheshire, Glamorgan, Caermar- 

 then, Somerset, on the western side, and in Dorset, 

 Hants, Sussex, on the southern coast. 



1341. Festuca beomoides, Linn. 



Ai-ea 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 (18). 



South limit in Cornwall, Isle of Wight, Kent. 



North limit in Eoss, Aberdeen, Argjde (Islay). 



Estimate of pro\inces 17. Estimate of counties 70. 



Latitude 50 — 58. British type of distribution. 



Agrarian region. Inferagrarian — Superagrarian zones. 



Descends to the coast level, in the Peninsula. 



Ascends to 100 or 200 yards, in England. 



Range of mean annual temperatui'e 52 — 47. 



Native. Glareal, &c. Frequent in England; much 

 less so in Scotland ; chiefly or only near the coast in the 

 Highland prorinces. Mr. Sjane found it near Swanbister, 

 in Orkney ; but thought it might have been introduced 

 to that locality. And that being the only station reported 

 to the northward of Ross- shire, it has appeared better not 

 to enter the species as general in the provinces of Britain; 

 but to consider the North Isles as beyond the truly indi- 

 genous limits of the species ; which appears also to be 

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