224 12. CARYOPHYLLACE^. 



Estimate of provinces 12. Estimate of counties 40. 



Latitude 50 — 56. English (?) type of distribution. 



Agrarian region. Inferagrarian — Midagrarian zones. 



Descends nearly to the coast level, in the Channel. 



Ascends to 50 or 100 yards, about Edinburgh. 



Range of mean annual temperature 51 — AT. 



Native. Paludal. Far from a common plant within the 

 area indicated for it ; but as it is a species likely to be 

 overlooked, I have ventured to estimate the census higher 

 than the recorded localities warrant, by two provinces and 

 eight or ten counties. Stated to occur in Cornw^all ; but 

 not being included in the Flora Devoniensis, and no recent 

 observer having confirmed the Cornish locality of " Fal- 

 mouth " it seems better to give the south-western limit in 

 Dorset, for the present, on the authority of Dr. Salter's 

 List of Poole plants. 



188, Stellaria graminea, Linn. 

 188,b. Stellaria Babingtonii, DeaA:. 



Area, general. 



South limit in Cornwall, Isle of Wight, Kent. 



North limit in Shetland, Orkney, Sutherland. 



Estimate of provinces 18. Estimate of counties 82. 



Latitude 50 — 61. British type of distribution. 



Agrarian region. Inferagrarian — Superagrarian zones. 



Descends to the coast level, in the Peninsula. 



Ascends to 400 or 450 yards, in East Highlands. 



Range of mean annual temperature 52 — 42. 



Native. Pratal and Septal. A very common plant 

 throughout the low grounds of Britain, and running up the 

 mountain valleys as far as cultivation extends. I am quite 



