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Southern Europe and the Caucasus. Occurs in many parts of England 

 and possibly Southern Scotland, but not recorded from Ireland." 



I am aware that some other additions have lately been made to the 

 Flora of this country, but they have not come under my own notice, nor 

 have I been authorized to mention them, but no doubt they will soon be 

 made known. The additional habitats I wish to record are for Allium 

 8corodapra8um and Lathyrus palustris. It is now known that tho Al- 

 lium arenarium of the Irish Floras, which is stated to grow at Portmar- 

 nock {Allium scorodaprasum, Linnaeus), is not that species, but only a 

 state of Allium vineaU, as I have satisfied Dr. Mackay. The true plant 

 docs not occur on the eastern or northern coasts, so far as has yet been as- 

 certained, but only on the southern. I saw it last April in great profusion 

 at Foate, in the county of Cork, where it had been previously observed 

 by the botanists of that neighbourhood, and Mr. Carroll informs me it 

 has been also found near Berehaven. 



Lathyru8 palustris is another interesting plant, which requires to 

 have the claims it has hitherto held to be a genuine Irish plant strength- 

 ened. In the " Flora Hibernica" the author states : — " A plant, which 

 the late Mr. Templeton supposed to be this, was found by him in a moist 

 meadow a little north of where the Lagan Canal enters Lough Neagh, 

 but I have not seen any Irish specimens." Again, the author of the 

 "Handbook," when stating the geographical range of this species, men- 

 tions that it is found " in Northern and Central Europe, Russian Asia, 

 and Northern America. Disposed over a few localities in England, but 

 only a very doubtful inhabitant of Scotland or Ireland." Now, it is by 

 no means a doubtful inhabitant of this country. I have collected it abun- 

 dantly in Mr. Templeton' s original habitat in the county of Antrim, 

 where two varieties occur, one larger in all its parts than the other ; also, 

 in moist meadows at the Murrogh of Wicklow ; near Portumna, county 

 of Galway ; and in almost every moist meadow on the shores of Lough 

 Erne, in tho counties of Fermanagh and Cavan. Besides, Mr. Carroll 

 has observed it in the south. 



I might go on much farther, contributing to the geographical distri- 

 bution of our rarer plants ; but this communication having already ex- 

 tended to a greater length than I intended it to do, I shall conclude for 

 the present. What has already been stated may probably serve as use- 

 ful hints to some of the young naturalists who will no doubt speedily 

 ( -merge from this Association. 



