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556. Lactuca saligna, Liiin. 



Area *2345**8. 



South limit in Dorset, Sussex, Kent. 



North Umit in Notts, Leicester, Worcester, Hereford. 



Estimate of provinces 5. Estimate of counties 10. 



Latitude 50 — 59. Gennanic type of distribution. 



Agrarian region. Liferagi-arian zone. 



Descends to the coast level, in the Channel. 



Ascends to 50 or 100 yards, in England. 



Range of mean annual temperature 51 — 48. 



Native. Viatical. Some of the localities recorded for 

 the present species may likely belong to L. virosa, more 

 particulaily those in the counties indicated for the northern 

 limit ; but, if so, I have not the means of correctly distin- 

 guishing the true from the false indications. See also the 

 remarks on the misapplication of names under L. Scariola. 



^ /W. /// _/[-^i~l 557. Lactuca muralis, BC. 



Area 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 * *(l5/ 

 South limit in Cornwall, Isle of Wight, Kent. 

 North limit in Moray ; — or Cumberland, Northumberland. 

 Estimate of provinces 15. Estimate of counties 50. 

 Latitude 50 — 56 (58). English type of distribution. 

 Agrarian region. Inferagrarian — Midagi'ariau zones. 

 Descends to the coast level, in the Peninsula. 

 Ascends to 350 yards, in Cumberland. 

 Range of mean annual temperature 52 — 45. 

 Native. Septal, &c. Ascertained in about forty of 

 the English counties and may be cx])ectcd to occur in 



