31. ILLECEBRACE^. 387 



Montia thrives as a weed on cultivated ground ; it flowers 

 on the mountains, in springs with a temperature of 38", as 

 also in pits and ditches while the tempei'ature of the water 

 is 60° of Fahrenheit. 



395. Illecebrum verticillatum, Linn. 



Area 1. 



South limit in Cornwall. 

 North limit in Devon, 



Estimate of provinces 1. Estimate of counties 2. 

 Latitude 50 — 51. Atlantic type of distribution. 

 Agrarian region. Inferagrarian zone. 

 Descends to the coast level, in the Peninsula. 

 Ascends scarcely above the coast level, in same province. 

 Range of mean annual temperature 52 — 50. 

 Native. Uliginal. A very local plant, as is evident 

 from the indications of its area and census. 



396. CORRIGIOLA LITTORALIS, Linn. 



Area 1. 



South limit in Cornwall. 



North limit in Devon. 



Estimate of provinces 1. Estimate of counties 2. 



Latitude 60 — 51. Atlantic type of distribution. 



Agrarian region. Inferagrarian zone. 



Descends to the sea level, in the Peninsula. 



Ascends only along the coast level, in same province. 



Range of mean annual temperature 52. 



Native. Littoral. Even still more local than the pre- 



