138 4. CRUCIFERiE. 



mate than 50. The reported locality of Finlarig, Perth- 

 shire, may imply a temperatm'e down to 45. Though near- 

 er to the British, the type of distribution iachnes towards 

 the Enghsh or Geimanic. 



85. Cardamine pratensis, Linn. 



Area, general. 



South hmit in Devon, Isle of Wight, Kent, /^zj^/i-w^, ^^ ' ^-^ ' 



North limit in Shetland, Orkney, Hebrides. 



Estimate of pro%aaces 18. Estimate of counties 82. 



Latitude 50 — 61. British tj'pe of distribution. 



A. A. regions. Inferagrarian — Superarctic zones. 



Descends to the coast level, in the Peninsula. 



Ascends to 1100 yards, in East Highlands. 



Range of mean annual temperatm-e 52 — 36. ^ 



Native. Pratal. Abundantly distributed over the mea- f 



dow lands which are at all damp ; occuning also about 

 stream-sides and on wet rocks on the mountains, up to 800 

 or 900 yards; rarely to 1000 yards. 



86. Cardamine hirsuta, Linn: f^-V'^-Cl.li-^^J. 

 86, b. Cardamine sylvatica, Link. ^ ^>^-/''V.y{.5/4 



Ai-ea, general. 



South limit in Cornwall, Isle of Wight, Kent. 

 North Hmit in Shetland, Orkney, Hebrides. 

 Estimate of provinces 18; Estimate of coimties 82. 

 Latitude 50 — 61. British type of distribution. 

 A. A. regions. Inferagi-aiian — Midarctic zones. 

 Descends to the coast level, in the Peninsula. 

 Ascends to 1000 yards, in East Highlands. 



