Order 3. LEGUMINOSAE.
l. SPARTIUM, L.
1. S. scoparium, L. Native. British type. Area C, N, D. Range 1, 2.
Common on sandy heaths. It is apparently quite absent from the upper part of Teesdale and Weardale, but grows on the basaltic and porphyritic cliffs. The highest station measured was on the ridge between Wooler and the head of the Glen, 1260 feet.
2. ULEX, L.
1. U. europaeus, L. Native. British type. Area C, N, D. Range 1, 2.
Common upon heaths and in waste uncultivated ground, ascending to 410 yards in Rookhope (Wear district), and 350 yards in the Cheviot tract. Not seen in Teesdale above the High Force, Weardale above Westgate, Allendale above Studden.
2. U. Gallii, Planch. Native. English type. Area C, N. Range 1.
In considerable plenty on Wooler Common, porphyry at 200-250 yards. Baron House Bog, near Grilsland; in several places in Tynedale; near Staward Peel, near Haydon Bridge, and on the basalt at Coley Hill near Heddon. U. nanus is reported in the Flora from Durham Moor (Rev. J. Symons), but the true nanus is restricted to the South of England.
3. GENISTA, L.
1. G. tinctoria, L. Native. English type. Area C, N, D. Range 1.
Frequent in grassy places, ascending to Whitsunbank Wood near Wooler (150 yards), and in North Tynedale to Nunwick. Rare in Cheviot-land.
