44, COMPOSITE. Q11 
558. Sonchus palustris, Linn. 
Provinces [1 2] 3 4 [5 --8---12-14]. Native, but decreasing. 
Lat. 51—58. Kent; B. Syme! Essex; Newman! Suffolk; Paget ! 
Zone 1. Coast-level. Huntingdon; Rev. M. J. Berkeley. 
Census 2 4 5. Ireland 0. Germanic type of distribution. 
Europe spa ita tur aus ger fra cha net den (got). 
Russia 6 - 4 8. N.B. Reported erroneously in several counties 
of Britain, through misnomers of 8. arvensis. 
559. Sonchus arvensis, Linn. 
Provinces all. Native. 
Lat. 50—61. Cornwall, Wight, Kent. — Orkney, Shetland. 
Zones 128. Tyne to 330 yards. Humber to 300 yards. 
Census 18 87 89. Ireland 12. British type of distribution. 
Europe all. Northward to Finmark; N. J. Andersson. 
Europe 6-432. India. Siberia. 
Algeria. — (America, introduced). 
560. Sonchus asper, Hoffm. 
Provinces all? Native. No authority for province 17. 
Lat 50—61. Cornwall, Wight, Kent. — Hebrides, Shetland. 
Zones ] 23. Tyne to 480 yards. Humber to 400 yards. 
Census 17 33 67. Ireland 9. British type of distribution. 
Europe all, except Lapland and Finmark. 
Russia 65 432. India. Siberia. Davuria. 
Algeria. Canaries. Azores. — (America, introduced). 
561. Sonchus oleraceus, Linn. 
Provinces all. Native. 8. asper often confused with this. 
Lat. 50—60. Cornwall, Wight, Kent. — Orkney, Shetland. 
Zones 1 23. Humber to 400 yards. Highlands to 350 yards. 
Census 18 87 95. Ireland 12. British type of distribution. 
Europe all. 
Russia 654821. India. Siberia. Davaria. 
Algeria. Canaries. Azores. — (America). ‘ Columbia.” 
