228 12. CARYOPHYLLACEyE. 



in a similar predicament of having their names crossed and 

 misapplied by various authors; and if names are to be 

 changed because authors have misapplied them, where are 

 we to stop ? 



193. Cerastium viscosum, Linn. 



Area, general. 



South limit in Cornwall, Isle of Wight, Kent. 



North limit in Shetland, Orkney, Hebrides. 



Estimate of provinces 18. Estimate of counties 82. 



Latitude 50 — 61. British type of distribution. 



A. A. regions. Inferagrarian — Superarctic zones. 



Descends to the coast level, in the Peninsula. 



Ascends to 1100 or 1200 yards, in West Highlands. 



Range of mean annual temperature 52 — 35. 



Native. Pratal, &c. A most abundant and universally 

 distributed species ; being still frequent at 800 to 1000 

 yards on the Highland mountains. Grows on the top of 

 Ben Aulder, near Loch Ericht, which appears to be con- 

 siderably above 3000, and perhaps above 3500 feet in alti- 

 tude. Occurs also at about 1100 yards, on the Breadal- 

 bane and Nevis mountains. 



194. Cerastium semidecandrum, Linn. ^•''^•^'^-/Jy. 

 194,b. Cerastium pumilum, Curt. 

 194,c. Cerastium pedunculatum. Bah.., .,, 



194,d. Cerastium atrovirens. Bah. - --^^ ^ i^'^^^^- /i ■^^• 

 194,e. Cerastium tetrandrum. Curt. - 



Area I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ^ 18. 

 South limit in Cornwall, Isle of Wight, Kent. 



