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Wilson.—Plant Distribution in the 
probable that it is adversely affected by the competition of the light flora. 
Primula acaulis and Anemone nemorosa occur frequently and flower freely. 
The dwarf shade flora develops luxuriantly in the second season and 
flowers more abundantly than during the first year. Veronica Chamaedrys , 
Viola hirta . and Fragaria vesca are abundant. Viola Riviniana is of much 
less frequent occurrence, although during the shade period the latter is the 
more plentiful of the two species. 
The following perennials are very abundant:— 
Helianthemum Chaemaecistus , Mill. 
Hypericum hirsutum , L. 
My os otis sylvatica , Hofifm. 
Teucrium Scorodonia , L. 
Origanum vulgare , L. 
Euphorbia amygdaloides , L. 
The following are abundant:— 
Hypericum perforation , L. Echium vulgare , L. 
Senecio erucifolius , L. Verbascum Thapsus , L. 
The following are frequently found :— 
Reseda lutea , L. Dipsacus sylvestris , Huds. 
Poly gala vulgaris , L. Carduus palustris , L. 
Poterium Sanguisorba , L. Conyza, DC. 
The following are generally distributed :— 
Geranium columbinum, L. 
Carduus nutans, L. 
Arctium majus , Bernh. 
Scrophularia nodosa , L. 
Veronica officinalis , L. 
Clinopodium Calamintha , O. Kuntze. 
Prunella vulgaris , L. 
Verbena officinalis , L. 
The following are sparingly found :— 
Aquilegia vulgaris , L. 
Sagina procumbens, L. 
Scabiosa columbaria , L. 
Clinopodium vulgare , L. 
Clinopodium Acinos , O. Kuntze. 
Thymus Serpyllum , L. 
Orchis pyramidalis , L. 
Car ex sylvatica , Huds. 
The following are occasionally found :— 
Daucus Carota , L. Ophrys muscifera , Huds. 
Galium Mollugo , L. Habenaria bifolia , R. Br. 
During the first year the shoots from the stools grow rapidly, and at 
the end of the season have attained a height of 3-4 feet. The growth 
during the second year is not so great, the average height at the end of the 
season being 5-6 feet. The luxuriance of the herbaceous vegetation during 
the third year is as great as it is during the second, and is similar to it in 
character. But during the fourth year the effect of the shade produced by 
the underwood, which now reaches 8 feet in height, is beginning to be felt, 
and the number of the herbaceous plants begins to decrease. 
