LATHYRUS TUBEROSUS IN BRITAIN 175 
In recent years, L. tuberosus has been found growing in at 
least three spots round the British coasts, all of them in or closely 
adjacent to ports or ptiahcee rivers. In these cases, as in those 
at Plymouth and Wandsw already noticed, there can be n 
circumstances, “a elb known botanist” having informed Mr. 
Rasor+ that, some years ago, he saw state among various 
introduced plants growing around the docks ther 
The t recent record of the discovery of a new British 
locality for L. tuberosus is different in nature from those imme- 
sgl foregoing, renee as itis inland. Mr. John Rasor says} 
that, in the summers of 1907 and 1908, he found the plant grow- 
Suffolk specimen has been noticed wed 
The doeeipoiny persia as to the sree ce of L. ed oa in 
Britain raise the msn :—Is a plant to be regarded as 
native or as an introduced specie 
It will have Seo noticed a Corder, in recording the dis- 
covery of the plant at we ingore expressed his opinion that it was 
“truly wild” there. If by this he meant that he considered it 
indigenous, he must have ee his opinion rashly; for one can 
rae regard as truly native any plant which is known to occur 
in only one single locality in all Britain (as was then the case 
with the species in question ); Pe ~< so striking that it could 
true native, 
also did Gibson, | a writer (? the Rev. W. W. Newbould) in the 
Phytologist, and other peer writers of the peri 
ter writers seem abs or in a more favourable light its 
claims to be considered a native. Thus, the scent apo ark 
it** as ‘ possibly batodubed; but now naturalized” e Mr. 
*S Bot. 1900, p. 359. Ibid. 1 } Ibid. 
ees 608 (1 1860.) ‘be ap teh pa 88 (i862). 
cht. ¥: Pis6-188 1861 
* Habington's Manned, p (02 (1904). 
