20 41. RUBIACE/K. 



Descends to the coast level, or nearly so, in Channel. 



Ascends to 100 or 200 yards, in England. 



Range of mean annual temperature 51 — 47. 



Colonist. Agrestal. Henslow marks this species as one 

 possibly introduced ; while Hooker and Babington admit 

 it an unquestioned native. Approximates to plants of the 

 eastern or Germanic type, by its recorded distribution, 

 though said to extend westward into Somerset, Stafford, 

 and Cumberland ; the latter on the dubious authority of 

 Hutchinson, for which it would be desirable to have corro- 

 boration ; and more especially so, because it appears 

 (Winch Contrib.) that Hutchinson named his plant G. 

 spuiium. 



523, Galium Aparine, Linn. 



Area general. 



South limit in Cornwall, Isle of Wight, Kent. 

 JL/ca^ North limit in Orkney, Hebrides, Sutherland. 



Estimate of provinces 18. Estimate of counties 81. 

 Latitude 50 — 60. British type of distribution. 

 Agrarian region. Inferagrarian — Superagrarian zones. 

 Descends to the coast level, in the Peninsula. 

 Ascends to 150 or 200 yards, in East Highlands. 

 Range of mean annual temperature 52 — 45. 

 Native. Septal and Agi-estal. A very common plant, 

 but failing to reach Shetland. k>^. T'>-^ ^^Ti^z "^^ /^uCcx^ 



524. Galium spurium, Linn. 



524, b. Galium Vaillantii, DC. J^ l^^fO ■Jl.14'^0. 



Area * * 3 4 [5 * ^ 8 * * * 12] * * 15. 

 South limit in Essex, ? 



