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Newcastle, Cleadon, Hartlepool, Boldon, Dunsdale, Port Clarence, &c.

20. ERYSIMUM, L.

1. E. cheiranthoides Erysimum cheiranthoides, L. Alien.

Very rare as a weed of cultivated fields.

2. E. alliaria Alliaria petiolata, L. Native. British type. Area C, N, D. Range 1.

Common on hedge-banks, ascending in Teesdale to Newbiggin (300 yards).

21. CHEIRANTHUS, L.

1. C. Cheiri Erysimum × cheiri, L. Alien.

Often established on old ruins. Hulne Abbey, Warkworth Castle and Priory, Holy Island Priory, Brinckburn Priory, Norham Castle, walls at Durham, rocks at Southwick, Priors' Haven, &c. A native of the South-west of Europe.

22. HESPERIS, L.

1. H. matronalis Hesperis matronalis, L. Alien.

An occasional straggler from garden cultivation. Hulne woods near the abbey (T.) Embleton (R. Embleton). Meadow at Chester-le-Street (G.T. Fox). Road-side on Cleadon Hill (W.H. Brown).

23. BRASSICA, L.

1. B. oleracea Brassica oleracea, L. Alien.

Plentiful down the face of the steep cliff on the sea-ward side of Tynemouth Priory.

2. B. rapa Brassica rapa, L. Colonist. English type. Area C, N, D. Range 1.

Frequent by stream-sides and as a weed in cultivated fields. It is cultivated in Allendale up to 550 yards, and has been grown at Grasshill at 2000 feet.