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4. M. sylvatica Myosotis sylvatica, Ehrh. Native. English type. Area C, N, D. Range 1, 2.

Frequent in the woods of the hilly tracts, ascending in Cheviot-land to Roddam Dene, in Teesdale to High Force Wood, 350 yards.

5. M. arvensis Myosotis arvensis, Hoffm. Native. British type. Area C, N, D. Range 1, 2.

Common upon hedge-banks and in cultivated ground, ascending in Teesdale to Falcon Clints, 500 yards.

6. M. collina Myosotis ramosissima, Hoffm. Native. British type. Area C, N, D. Range 1.

Not unfrequent on dry sandy banks, especially near the coast.

7. M. versicolor Myosotis discolor, Lehm. Native. British type. Area C, N, D. Range 1, 2.

In similar situations to the preceding but more common, ascending in Coquetdale above Alwinton, to 500 yards in Harwood Dale and East Allendale.

2. LITHOSPERMUM, L.

1. L. officinale Lithospermum officinale, L. Native. Xerophilous. British type. Area D. Range 1.

Subspontaneous near Hulne Abbey, Alnwick (T.). Wild on the Magnesian Limestone at Hylton Dene, and in Hawthorn Dene and Castle Eden Dene (F. R!).

2. L. arvense Lithospermum arvense, L. Colonist. British type. Area C, N, D. Range 1.

A frequent weed in cultivated fields, ascending in Coquetdale to Holystone, to 200 yards in Teesdale.

3. MERTENSIA, Roth.

1. M. maritima Mertensia maritima, Don. Native. Maritime. Scottish type. Area C. Range 1.

Recorded in the Dillenian edition of Ray's Synopsis from the