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in August, 1850. Though a singular circumstance, it is 
not sufficient to prove that this is another habitat. It may 
have been introduced into the neighbourhood by an amateur, 
or some bird may have brought the seed. 
The plant is very abundant throughout the Western part 
of France, and extends far into the interior, as near Paris. 
It also grows in the vicinity of Cherbourg, Caen, and other 
places near the Channel.* Nyman f also states, that it is 
recorded as growing in Asturias, Gallicia, and Andalusia in 
Spain, and also in Portugal. J 
Lecoq,§ a French writer on the Botanical Geography of 
Europe, remarks that “ Its range is rather limited. On 
the South it is in France and Spain. On the North it rises 
in France as far as the Isle of Manche, and reaches even to 
England. It is in the West” (of France) ‘‘and extends 
from England to the coast of Portugal.” 
“ Limits of the extent of the Species.” 
“ South. Spain *) Distribution in latitude 
“North. England 51° ) 12° 
“West. Portugal 11° (9°) ^ Distribution in longitude 
“ East. France 0° (2E) J 11° 
In Kilmington Common it has at present a range of about 
a mile in length, and in no place more than a hundred yards 
in breadth. In some fields that have been recently culti- 
vated, within the range of its usual haunt, the flower has 
appeared in great abundance on the newly turned up ground. 
A more precise description of its exact locality will not be 
given, as some naturalists ^re of a very grasping character, 
and instead of taking a few specimens, a case has occurred, 
where a basketful has been borne away by a single individ- 
ual. We should be sorry to have the plant exterminated, 
and we take this opportunity of warning our country friends 
not to give too great publicity to the subject. The angler 
does not disclose to every individual the spot where he would 
be likely to get most sport, and he would be particularly 
* See the French Floras of Grenier and Godson, Lloyd and Brebisson. 
t Sylloge Floras Europeae. 
X The Author is indebted to C. Cardale Babington, Esq., M.A., F.L.S., P.G.S. 
Professor of Botany in the University of Cambridge, for this information as to the 
foreign habitats of the Lobelia, and for many other interesting particulars. 
§ Lecoq, Etudes sur la Geographie Botauique de 1’ Europe, vol. 7, page 293. 
