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202. LiNUM CATHARTicuM, 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 — Midarctic zones. 



Descends to the coast level, in the Peninsula. 



Ascends to 800 yards, in East Highlands. • 



Range of mean annual temperature 52 — 37. 



Native. Pascual. A common species on heaths and 

 dry pasture ground ; and seen pretty frequently up to 500 

 or 600 yards on the Highland hills, though rarely above 700. 



203. Radiola millegrana, Sm. 



Vtf. iiij Area 1 2 3 4 5 i 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18. 

 y^ South limit in Cornwall, Isle of Wight, Kent. 



North limit in Orkney and Sutherland 



Estimate of provinces 18. Estimate of counties 60. 



Latitude 50 — 60. British type of distribution. 



Agrarian region. Inferagrarian — Superagrarian zones. 



Descends to the coast level, in the Peninsula. 



Ascends to 100 yards, in England. 



Range of mean annual temperature 52 — 46 



Native. Ericetal. On sandy heaths, where the ground 

 is damp, the Radiola occurs so frequently as to prevent 

 our calling it a scarce plant ; and yet it is too local in its 

 habitats, to be classed among the common species. Though 

 I possess no note of any locality in South Wales, probability 



