294 58. PRIMULACE^. 



North limit in Cumberland, Peebles, Edinburgh ? 



Estimate of provinces 5. Estimate of counties 8. 



Latitude 54 — 56. Scottish type of distribution. 



Agrarian region. Midagrarian — Superagrarian zones. 



Descends probably below 50 yards, in the North of Engl. 



Ascends to 200 or 300 yards, in Humber and Tjme. 



Range of mean annual temperature 47 — 45. 



Native. Pascual, Uliginal. A somewhat anomalous ex- 

 ample of the Scottish t}-pe, which occurs principally in the 

 northern counties of England, and only veiy locally in the 

 Lowlands of Scotland. The range of the species has been 

 unduly extended northward and southward ; the former, 

 thi'ough confusing with it the more boreal Primula scotica ; 

 while southwai'd, it has been stated to grow in the counties 

 of Kent and Flint (B. G.); the one being doubtless errone- 

 ous, and the latter resting on authority which is insufficient 

 to establish the fact. In addition to the five counties men- 

 tioned, it is said ta occur in Durham, Northumberland, and 

 Westmoreland. 



882. 



Primula scotica, Hook. "^ >^ ^V*-^^- 



Area J)fjff^*^*^**^j)i4^*^ [15] * 17 18. 

 South limit in Sutherland, Caithness. 

 North limit in Orkney. 



Estimate of provinces 2. Estimate of counties 4. 

 Latitude 58 — 60. Scottish type of distribution. 

 Agrarian region. Superagrarian zone. 

 Descends to the coast level, in North Highlands. 

 Ascends to 50 or 100 yards, in same province. 

 Range of mean annual temperature say 46 — 44. 

 Native. Ericetal, Uliginal. A very local and boreal 

 example of the Scottish type, ascertained only in the coun- 



