278 56. BORAGINACE^E. 



rare on the West coast, and unknown on the East coast of 

 England. Has been reported from Devon, Hants, and 

 Cardigan, but upon unsafe authority. 



859. Symphytum officinale, Linn. 



Area 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15. 



South limit in Cornwall, Isle of Wight, Kent. 



North limit in Aberdeen, Forfar, Clyde counties. 



Estimate of provinces 16. Estimate of counties 60. 



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



Agrarian region. Inferagrarian — Midagrarian zones. 



Descends to the coast level, in the Peninsula. 



Ascends to 100 or 200 yards, in England. 



Range of mean annual temperature 52 — 47. 



Native. Paludal, Pratal. Notwithstanding the latitu- 

 dinal range of this species so far northvpard as the vicinity 

 of Aberdeen, rather above the line of 57, it is here referi'ed 

 to the English type of distribution on account of its de- 

 cided prevalence in the South of England as compared 

 with Scotland, together with its apparent absence from all 

 parts of Scotland to the northward of Aberdeen and Glas- 

 gow, or their vicinities. The West Highland province has 

 been reckoned in the estimate, because Hopkirk indicates 

 the habitat in general terms, on the " banks of the Clyde, 

 but not very common," which may possibly include the 

 county of Dumbarton. 



860. Symphytum tuberosum, Linn. 



Area (* 2) 3 4 5 * * 8 * 10 11 12 13 14 15 16. 

 South limit in Essex, Bedford, Stafford, Gloucester ? 



