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Some Plants near Banbridge, Co. Down. 



Spergularia rubra, Pers,, which I mentioned before as occurring about 

 Banbridge, is much more abundant and widespread in the valley of the 

 Baun than then appeared. It grows, chiefly along the railway, from a 

 point above Banbridge as far as Laurencetown, and perhaps will be found 

 to extend even further in both directions. 



Ciaita virosa, Linn. — In Drumaran Lough, TuUylish, also in Drumna- 

 vadd}'^ Lough. 



Galium Mollugo^ Linn. — An introduced plant at Lenaderg. In the 

 absence of support, save that afforded by Ox-eye Daisies, its stems attain 

 a length of four to five feet and more. 



Dipsacus sylvestris, Huds. — Sparingly on waste ground by the River 

 Bann at Lenaderg. Probably only a casual here, though it cannot be 

 ascertained that it is ever cultivated in an}' of the neighbouring gardens. 



Leontodon hirtus, Linn.— Very plentiful on ground before my house at 

 Lenaderg, not here a plant and there another, but growing in large, close 

 patches over an area of fully half an acre. 



Planiago mediae Linn. — Another plant at Lenaderg, some time introduced, 

 it is to be supposed, with grass-seed. It occurs in several places in the 

 same enclosed ground, where it is evidently increasing in quantity, and 

 might do so still more, were it not that its young, tender scapes are 

 frequently nibbled off by vagrant rabbits. 



Poa tiemoralis, Linn, — In astonishing profusion in woods and thickets at 

 Lenaderg, and also in my orchard at that place. 



Ceierach officmarum, Willd. — Very luxuriant, with unusually long, droop- 

 ing fronds, on a wall at Corbet Lough. 



J. H. Davies. 

 Lenaderg, Co. Down. 



Blitum capitatum, in Co. Fermanagh. 



This queer Chenopod {Bliiiim capitatum, L.) widely spread as an alien of 

 cultivated land over Europe from Norway to France and Austria, I 

 found growing in a cultivated plot at Farnaght, about 4 miles south- 

 east of Enniskillen. It has been known to persist in this station for over 

 a century. It occupies a ver}' limited area, and has never spread to any 

 great distance from its original abode ; stray plants have been found in 

 adjoining fields, but disappeared in a 3'ear or two. The mature plant is 

 very striking in appearance, its average height being 10 to 16 inches, the 

 fruit resembling field strawberries in colour and appearance, but much 

 larger ; they are very succulent and were once used, it is said, by cooks 

 for colouring puddings. It is also a great favourite with fowl. As it is 

 widely distributed over the Continent may it not have been a native of 

 Britain in the past, or perhaps cultivated for domestic purposes } 



N. Carrothers. 

 Belfast. 



