56. BORAGINACEiE. 283 



I have seen and possess specimens likewise from Northum- 

 berland (Mr. Embleton), Haddington (Prof. Balfour), and 

 Forfar (Mr. W. Gardiner). Occurs throughout Scandi- 

 navia, according to Fries; thus giving an a priori presump- 

 tion in favour of its nativity in Britain. 



EcHiNospERMUM Lappula, Lehm. 



Area (3 4). 



Alien. " In one spot, upon shingle, near Southwold, 

 Suffolk, in very small quantity ; possibly introduced, but 

 by what means I cannot conjecture, certainly neither with 

 seed nor among ballast." (Bab. Man. ed. 2.) — " We found 

 several plants of this on a newly-made part of the towing- 

 path near Ware Mill in 1841. The seeds had probably 

 been introduced among flax." (Flora Hertfordiensis.) 



866. Cynoglossum officinale, Linn. 



Area 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 * 14 15 * (17 18). 



South limit in Devon, Isle of Wight, Kent. ^:<^i^^ '^^»^ 



North limit in Kincardine. (Orkney, Ross, Moray). 



Estimate of provinces 15. Estimate of counties 60. 



Latitude 50 — 57 (60). EngUsh (?) 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 51 — 47. 



Native. Viatical. An infrequent plant in Scotland, and 

 doubtful whether indigenous to the northward of the Gram- 

 pians. Enumerated in the lists for Orkney, Ross, Moray, 

 and Alvah ; but in tlie two latter it is said to be certainly 



