53. SCROPHULARIACEiE. 191 



Latitude 50 — 55. English type of distribution. 



Agrarian region. Inferagraiian — Midagi-arian zones. 



Descends to the coast level, in the Peninsula. 



Ascends to 100 or 200 yards, in England. 



Range of mean annual temperature 52 — 47. 



Denizen. Viatical, Agrestal. Allowed to pass muster 

 with the true natives by Hooker, Henslow, and Babington. 

 I have never seen it in a locality which I could regard 

 without considerable distrust ; and several of those that are 

 reported in books, now rest on old and unconfirmed, or 

 doubtful authority. 



745. Verbascum virgatum, With. 



Area 1 * (3 4) 5 6 7 8. 



South limit in Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Glamorgan. 



North limit in Denbigh, Salop, Stafford, Lincoln. 



Estimate of provinces 5. Estimate of counties 8. 



Latitude 50 — 54. Atlantic (?) type of distribution. 



Agrarian region. Inferagi'arian zone. 



Descends to the coast level, in the Peninsula. 



Ascends to 100 yards, more or less, in England. 



Range of mean annual temperature 52 — 48. 



Denizen. Viatical, Agrestal. A dubious native, like 

 V. Blattaria, but equally admitted to be indigenous by 

 Hooker, Henslow, and Babington. It is far from impro- 

 bable that some of the habitats of the present species have 

 been recorded for the V. Blattaria. 1 saw a very few plants 

 of it in a field of mown clover, in the parish of Womboume, 

 Staffordshire, in 1847 ; but could not decide whether and 

 how it had been introduced to the field. I have seen spe- 

 cimens from Devon (Rev. G. W. Sandys), and Denbigh 

 (Mr. .J. E. Bowman). The other counties mentioned for 



