112 The Irish Naturalist. May, 



specimen mx^self. This was labelled '^ Allhtvi vineale Linn. 

 B}^ the railway line near Antrim. Aug., 1888,'' and was also 

 A. oleraceiim. 



There are two records oi Alluim vmeate having been found 

 in the grounds of Shane's Castle. In Dickie's " Flora of 

 Ulster" the reference is "Shores of L- Neagh near Shane's 

 Castle. T\Ir. Orr," while in the F/o^a of the Norih-East of 

 Ireland it is said to have been found in Shane's Castle grounds 

 by the late Mr. Corr}\ There does not appear to be any 

 specimen in existence of Allium vineale collected at Shane's 

 Castle. Whether it reall_v grows there or, as seems probable, 

 was mistaken for A. oleraceiwi, it is impossible at present to 

 say; but possibl}' some of the northern botanists may be able 

 to clear the matter up during the coming summer. 



There is no previous record of Allium oleraceuin having been 

 found in Ireland, and the credit of being its first collector 

 (although the plant was wrongh^ named by the authorities to 

 whom he submitted it) must be given to the late Mr. David 

 Redmond, of Antrim, w^ho found it in the year 1S86. 



Perhaps it ma}^ be worth while to point out the more 

 obvious differences between Allium vineale Linn, and A- 

 oleraceum Linn, so that anyone in future ma\' be able readil}^ 

 to distinguish them. 



A. vineale. A. oleraceum. 



(i) Leaves hollow. (i) Leaves solid, grooved on 



upper side. 



(2) Onl}' one bract present, (2) Bracts two in number and 



which is shorter than the much longer than the 



flower stalks. flower stalks. 



(3) Each of the three outer (3) Stamens all simple. 



stamens trifid. 



At present I express no opinion as to whether the species is 

 native or alien. It occurs in at least three places extending 

 over a distance of about a mile along the river from the banks 

 of Moylena down to the Great Northern Railway bridge. It 

 occurs on both sides of the river. 



Royal College of Science for Ireland. 



