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Order 7. RESEDACEAE.

1. RESEDA, L.

1. R. luteola Reseda luteola, L. Native. British type. Area C, N, D. Range 1.

Frequent upon dry banks and by road-sides in the low country, ascending Coquetdale to Rothbury, Weardale to Frosterley, and Teesdale to Eglestone (820 feet).

2. R. lutea Reseda lutea, L. Native? English type. Area D. Range 1.

Frequent upon the coast-line, but probably native in Durham only, upon the Magnesian Limestone.

Order 8. CISTACEAE.

1. HELIANTHEMUM, Gaertn.

1. H. vulgare Helianthemum vulgare, Gaertn. Native. Xerophilous. British type. Area C, N, D. Eange 1-3.

In the Cheviot tract frequent amongst the lower hills about Mindrum, Wooler, and Alwinton, but not ascending to the peaks. Frequent everywhere upon the basalt and limestone, ascending to the Main Limestone scars of Burnhope (550 yards), Newbiggin Moor, Bleak Law, and Highfield (700 yards), and found occasionally upon the sand-hills of the coast-line, as at Holy Island. An excellent example of a widely-diffused xerophilous species.

Order 9. VIOLACEAE.

l. VIOLA, L.

1. V. palustris Viola palustris, L. Native. British type. Area C, N, D. Range 1-3.

Frequent in damp grassy places, especially in the hilly tracts, ascending to 800 yards on Cheviot, 650 yards on Stangend Rigg, 600 yards on Highfield.