50. 



3. FUMARIACEvE. Ill 



FUMARIA CAPREOLATA, Linv . xic Z^-^- -^/j^. ^^^9 ■ 



Area, general. 



South limit in Cornwall, Isle of Wight, Kent. 



North hmit in Orkney, Sutherland, Hebrides. 



Estimate of provmces 18. Estimate of counties 70. 



Latitude 50 — 60. British type of distribution. 



Agrarian region. Inferagi'arian — Superagi-arian zones. 



Descends to the coast level, in the Peninsula. 



Ascends to 100 or 200 yards, in England. 



Range of mean annual temperatiu-e 51 — 46. 



Native ? Agrestal, &c. Inhabits cultivated groimd; as 

 also way-sides and hedge-banks ; and while far from uni- 

 versal, is stiU a moderately frequent plant in Britain ; pro- 

 bably, inchning to the west and north, rather than to the 

 south-east of England. A question arises, whether the spe- 

 cies of this genus should be set down as ' natives ' or as 

 ' colonists.' There is sometliing about them which looks 

 unlike British weeds, giving to them an elegant and exotic 

 appearance ; they are susceptible of frost, and they scarcely 

 grow save in spots where the ground has been more or less 

 prepared for them by the operations of mankind. Still, 

 they are so thoroughly established, that it may seem an ex- 

 cess of sceptism or scrutiny, to question their claims to na- 

 tivity in Britain. 



51. FuMARIA OFFICINALIS, Livn. 



Area, general. 



South limit in Cornwall, Isle of Wight, Kent. 



North Umit in Shetland and Orkney. 



