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13. R. bulbosus Ranunculus bulbosus, L. Native. British type. Area C, N, D. Range 1, 2.

Common in grassy places, ascending in Teesdale to Langdon Bridge, 400 yards.

14. R. hirsutus Ranunculus hirsutus, Curt. Colonist. English type. Area C. Range 1.

Cultivated fields, very rare. Alnwick (R. Embleton, A.). Bambro' and Long Houghton (T.).

15. R. sceleratus Ranunculus sceleratus, L. Native. British type. Area C, N, D. Range 1.

Ditches and banks of ponds in the low country, not unfrequent.

16. R. parviflorus Ranunculus parviflorus, L. Native? English type. Area D. Range 1.

Hedgebank between Cockerton and Archdeacon Newton, north of Darlington, gathered there by Jas. Ianson and W. Backhouse (F!). Newton is misprinted Norton in the Flora, which may perhaps have led astray some seekers for the plant.

17. R. arvensis Ranunculus arvensis, L. Colonist. English type. Area C, N, D. Range 1.

A frequent weed in cultivated fields in the low country.

6. CALTHA, L.

1. C. palustris Caltha palustris, L. Native. British type. Area C, N, D. Range 1–3.

Everywhere common in ditches and swamps, ascending to 650 yards on Highfield, 600 yards on Coal Cleugh, and 550 yards on Cheviot. The narrow-petalled variety (C. Guerangerii, Boreau) has been gathered near Staindrop (James Backhouse), and near the Wansbeck at Mitford (B.).

7. TROLLIUS, L.

1. T. europaeus Trollius europaeus, L. Native. Scottish type. Area C, N, D. Range 1–3.

Frequent amongst the hills by the stream sides and in damp