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A NEW FLORA OF

4. VILLARSIA, Vent.

1. V. nymphoeoides Nymphoides peltata, Tent. Alien.

Planted in the ponds at Wallington (F.). In a pond near the Tyne below Howdon opposite Jarrow (W. H. Brown!).

5. MENYANTHES, L.

1. M. trifoliata Menyanthes trifoliata, L. Native. British type. Area C, N, D. Range 1, 2.

Frequent on damp heaths and in peat bogs, ascending in Teesdale above the Caldron Snout, 500 yards, and in Goldscleugh, Cheviot, to 350 yards.

Order 13. POLEMONIACEAE.

1. POLEMONIUM, L.

1. P. caeruleum Polemonium caeruleum, L. Native. Xerophilous. Intermediate type. Area C. Range 1.

On a steep porphyritic crag by the side of the Coquet at Shildykes above Alwinton (Professor Oliver!). Altitude about 200 yards.

Order 14. CONVOLVULACEAE.

1. CONVOLVULUS, L.

1. C. arvensis Convolvulus arvensis, L. Native. English type. Area C, N, D. Range 1.

Corn-fields and hedge-banks, frequent in Durham and Tyneland, but becoming unfrequent in Cheviot-land and not known about Wooler.

2. C. sepium Calystegia sepium, L. Native. English type. Area C, N, D. Range 1.

Hedge-rows and stream-sides in the low country, not unfrequent southward, but a doubtful native of Cheviot-land.