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counties, on the probability that some of those between or 

 adjacent to the eight counties named, may likewise pro- 

 duce it ; for instance, Caermaithen or Cardigan. 



Malcomia maeitima, Br. 



Area {^ * 3). 



Alien. Gathered by Miss Harvey, "under the cliff 

 about half-way between St. Margaret's and Dover, in vari- 

 ous places, for a quaiter of a mUe, where the banks are 

 grassy." — iJet;. W. T. Bree, in Mag. Nat. Hist. Vol. 7, 

 page 271. 



112. Hesperis matronalis, Linn. 



Area (1 2 3 4 5 6 * 8 * 10 11 12 13 14 15 16). 



Alien. Though now superseded in many places by 

 newer or more ornamental flowers, this was formerly a fa- 

 vourite plant of the cottage garden; and even stUl is pretty 

 fi-equently cultivated. Stragglers hence occur in various 

 counties ; but I know not that the plant has anywhere be- 

 come fairly estabUshed, so as to be ranked con'ectly with 

 the denizens. 



113. Brassica oleracea, Linn. 



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

 South limit in Cornwall, Isle of Wight, Kent. 



North limit in CaemaiTonshire and } 



Estimate of provinces 5. Estimate of counties 10. 

 Latitude 50 — 54. Atlantic (?) type of distribution. 



