2S0 Dr Richardson’s RemarJcs on the Climate and 
Table XII. 
Names of Families ar- 
ranged in the order of 
the Numbers of their 
Species which inhabit 
the Woody District. 
Woody District^ 
Lat. 53i°_64°. 
Bar/ren Grounds-) 
Lat. 64'’_70°. 
Lancaster Straits-) 
about Lat. 74°. 
No. of Species. 
Prop, borne by 
a Family to all 
the Phenoga- 
mous Plants of 
the District. 
No. of Species. 
Prop, borne by 
a Family to all 
the Phenoga- 
mous Plants of 
the District. 
No. of Species. 
Prop, borne by 
a Family to ail 
i the Phenoga- 
mous Plants of 
the District. 
Phanerogams, 
427 
190 
70 
Dicoytledones, 
340 
1 : 
1.26 
147 
1 : 
1.29 
50 
1 : 1.40 
Monocotyledones, 
87 
1 : 
4.79 
43 
1 : 
4.37 
20 
1 : 3.50 
Compositse, 
52 
1 ; 
8.21 
22 
1 : 
8.64 
5 
1 : 14.00 
Salicinse, ■ - 
29 
1 : 
14.72 
12 
1 : 
15.83 
1 
1 : 70.00 
Rosacese, 
28 
1 : 
15.26 
7 
1 : 
27.14 
4 
1 : 17.50 
Cyperacem, 
28 
1 : 
15,25 
11 
1 : 
17.27 
4 
1 : 17.50 
Graminese, 
22 
1 : 
19.41 
21 
1 : 
9.05 
14 
1 : 5.00 
Cruciferse, 
20 
1 ; 
21.35 
20 
1 : 
9.50 
11 
1 : 6.36 
Ranunculaceae, 
20 
1 : 
21.35 
9 
1 : 
21.11 
5 
1 ; 14.00 
Papilionacese, 
18 
1 : 
23.72 
8 
1 : 
23.75 
2 
1 : 35.00 
Saxifrageae, 
15 
1 : 
28.46 
15 
1 : 
12.66 
10 
1 : 7.00 
Caryophylleae, 
13 
1 ; 
32.84 
13 
1 ; 
14.61 
6 
1 ; 11.66 
Ericinae, 
12 
1 ; 
35.58 
10 
1 : 
19.00 
1 
1 : 70.00 
Scrophularinae, 
11 
1 : 
38.82 
7 
1 ; 
27.14 
1 
1 : 70.00 
Orchideae, 
n 
1 : 
38.82 
1 
1 : 
190.00 


Caprifoliaceae, 
10 
1 : 
42.70 
— 
— 
— 
Grossulariae, 
9 
1 : 
47.44 
__ 



Junceae, 
8 
1 ; 
53.38 
6 
1 : 
31.66 
2 
1 : 35.00 
Primulaceae, 
8 
1 ; 
53.38 
4 
1 : 
47.50 


Coniferae, 
8 
1 : 
53.38 
2 
1 : 
95.00 

Labiatae, 
7 
1 : 
61.00 
__ 
■ 
- 
Violaceae, 
7 
1 : 
61.00 
■ 
Vaccineae, 
6 
1 : 
71.16 
3 
1 : 
63.33 
__ 
___ 
Gentianeae, 
6 
1 : 
71.16 

__ 
__ 
Polygoneae, 
5 
1 : 
85.40 
3 
1 : 
63.33 
2 
1 : 35.90 
Monotropeae, 
5 
1 : 
85.40 
2 
1 ; 
95.00 

Onagrariae, 
4 
1 : 
IO 6.75 
2 
1 : 
95.00 

— 
Umbelliferae, 
4 
1 ; 
IO 6.75 
— 
__ 
Aroideae, 
4 
1 : 
IO 6.75 


Lentibulariae, 
3 
1 : 
143.33 
1 
1 : 
190.00 
__ 
Melanthaceae, 
2 
1 : 
213.50 
2 
1 j 
95.00 
__ 
Juncagineae, 
2 
1 : 
213.50 
2 
2 : 
95.00 

Plantagineae, 
2 
1 : 
213.50 
1 
1 : 
190.00 
— 
Campanulaceae, 
2 
1 : 
213.50 
1 
1 : 
190.00 
1 
1 : 70.00 
Eleagni, 
2 
1 : 
213.50 
1 
1 : 
190.00 
Polygaleae, 
2 
1 : 
213.50 
1 
1 : 
190.00 
Plumbagineae, 
1 
1 : 
427.00 
1 
1 : 
190.00 
Papaveraceae, 
— 
— 
1 
1 : 
190.00 
1 
1 : 70.00 
The following families, as well as those distinguished in the 
preceding list by blank spaces in the column headed Barren 
Ground,” were not observed to extend beyond the wooded dis- 
trict. 
