318 23. LEGUMINOSiE. 



Descends to the coast level, in the Peninsula. 



Ascends to 100 or 200 yards, in Scotland. 



Range of mean annual temperature 52 — 47. 



Native. Glareal. Much confusion has occurred be- 

 tween the localities for this species and V. angustifolia ; 

 small examples of the latter being frequently mistaken for 

 the present species. The area is given chiefly on the faith 

 of other eyes than my own ; but I do not feel entitled to 

 dispute any of the provinces set forth above, although it 

 would be desirable to have confirmations for those of the 

 Moray, Trent, Humber and Lakes. 



300. ViciA LUTEA, Linn. 



Area 12*4*** [8]*** [12] 13 * 15. 



South limit in Cornwall and Sussex. 



North limit in Kincardineshire and Ayrshire. 



Estimate of provinces 5. Estimate of counties 9. 



Latitude 50 — 57. Local type of distribution. 



Agrarian region. Inferagrarian — Midagrarian zones. 



Descends to the coast level, in the Peninsula. 



Ascends to 100 or 200 yards [}) in England. 



Range of mean annual temperature 52 — 47. 



Native. Rupestral. A local plant, peculiarly distributed. 

 Said to grow in the counties of Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, 

 Sussex and Suffolk, in the south of England. Passing 

 over a wide interval of space, we find it again on the coasts 

 of some counties in Scotland, namely, those of Fife, Forfar 

 and Kincardine. Between these two divided local areas, 

 the V. lutea is recorded in Derbyshire, by Pilkington, and 

 in Cumberland, on the worthless statement of a Keswick 

 guide, of the name of Hutton. There is also the locality 

 of " Dunure Castle," on account of which the West Low- 



