!XIV. — Sketch of the Geographical Distribution 
of Plants in Yorkshire. 
By J. Atkinson, Esq, F, L. S. &Ce Leeds. 
(Read Qlst Mai/ IS^S.) 
The county of York, situate in parallel 53° and 54° Kj 
is not less distinguished for its size than for its varied sur- 
face, possessing almost every variety of sml to be found 
from the level of the sea to the altitude of feet. Its 
'Flora consists of about 1400 species, of which upwards of 
,600 are Phoenogamous, the remainder Cry ptogamous. They 
may be arranged under the following Natural Orders. 
Alismaceae, - 15 
Apocyneae, - 2 
Amaraiithaceae, 2 
Amentaceae, - SI 
Amaryllideae, 6 
Aroideas, - 6 
Asphodeleae, 8 
Aristolochiae, 1 
Acerse, - - 2 
Berberides^ - 1 
Boragineae, - 14 
Capparides, - 5 
Cisti, - - - 1 
Cruciferas, « 34* 
CichoraceaSj - 24 
Cynarocephalae, 14 
Corymbiferae, 40 
Cyperaceae, - 34 
Cucurbitaceae, 1 
Coniferae, « 1 
Chenopodeae, 13 
Cacti, - - 4 
Cary ophy lleae, S 7 
Caprifoliae, - § 
Convolvulaceae, 4 
Campanulaceae, 6 
Dipsaceae, - 9 
Ericese, - - 11 
Euphorbiaceae, 9 
Filices, - - 28 
