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them, e.g., Lepidium Smithii and Ehaphanus maritimus, are 

 apparently only specialised forms of species whicli belong to the 

 general European Flora. Others, e.g., the three species of Ulex, 

 suggest a connection with the so-called* "Atlantic" Flora of 

 South-west Europe and the Islands of the Western Atlantic, 

 which is better represented in the south of Ireland by Erica 

 ciliaris L., E. vagans L., E. mediterranea L., and Dabcecia polifolia 

 Don. All are species which are most at home on the Atlantic 

 seabord, and thin out more or less rapidly as you advance east- 

 wards. 



The sixth group is by far the most interesting, and deserves 

 special consideration. The plants which it includes are : Gymno- 

 gramtne leptophylla Desv., Adianium Cajpillus-Veneris L., Asple- 

 nium lanceolatum Huds., Ojphioglossutn lusitanicu in L., Isoetes 

 Hystrix Dur., Phalaris minor Betz., Miliuvi scabrum Merl., 

 Lagurus ovatus L., Briza minor L., Festuoa uniglumis Soland., 

 Catapodium loliaceum Link., Soleropoa rigida Gris., Bromus 

 maclritensis L., B. maxivius Desf., Scirpus Savii Seb. & Maur., 

 Arum italicum Mill., Juncus acutus L., Soilla autumnalis L., 

 Busous aculeatus L., Boviulea Columnce Seb. d Maur., Iris 

 foetidissima L., Polygonum Eaii Bab., P. maritimum L., Suaeda 

 fruticosa Forsk., Spergularia rupestris Lebel, Ranunculus ojpliio- 

 glossifolms Vill., B ■ chmrophylhis L., Brassica Gheiranthus Vill., 

 Matthiola sinuata K. Br., Cotyledon Umbilicus L., Ononis recli- 

 nata. L., Trifolium maritimum L., T. Molinerii Balb., T. glome- 

 ratum L., T. suffocatum L., T. sirictum L., Lotus hispidus Desf., 

 L. angustissimus L., 07-niiliopus ehracteatus Brot., Erodium 

 maritimum L'Herit., Linum angustifolium Huds., Eiqihorbia 

 Peplis L., Lavatera arborea L., FranJcenia Icevis L., Hypericum 

 linarifoliiim Vahl, CEnanthe crocata L., Armeria 2>lantaginca 

 Willil., Statice binervosa G. E. Smith, Ciccndia pusilla Griseb., 

 Anchusa sempervirens L., Ecliium plantaginciim L., Liuaria 

 P elisseria.ii a Mill., Scrophularia Scorodonia L., Sibthorpia 

 europEEa L., Parentucellia viscosa Caruel, Bubia peregrina L., 



* I do not use the trim " Atlantic " in Watson's sense. He only took 

 into account the British distribution of the plants in the formuhition of 

 his " tiii)cs," and though it was a great step at the time to emphasise the 

 importance of geographical distribution within the area he was consider- 

 ing, his divisions have done much to limit the views of British botanists, 

 and to encourage them to be content to neglect everything that lay out- 

 side. We want a new set of types, based on the general European distri- 

 bution of the plants. 



