8o The IrisJi Naturalist. June, 191 9. 



5ome Stray Botanical Notes. 



During the past few years the following plants have been noted either 

 in new localities or their continuance in known stations ascertained :— 

 Raphanus maritimus. — Strand near Greenore, Co. Louth, 1916. Spergularia 

 riihra. — Still about the railway track near SchuU, West Cork, 191 7. 

 Chaerophyllum temidum. — In lair quantity in a road-side hedge, about 

 a mile south of Killarney ; probably introduced. New to Division 2 

 of Irish Topog. Bot., and to District I. of Cyb, Hib. Samhucus Ebulus. — 

 About Goleen, West Cork, 191 7; noticed there by Mr. R. A. Phillips 

 in 1898. Near Tramore, Co. Waterford, 191 8. Matricaria discoidea. — 

 Rather sparingly about Greenore, 1916. Orobanche rubra. — Sparingly 

 on ^a road-side bank near Cummins' Tower, Crosshaven, Mid Cork, 1916, 

 growing on Thymus. New to Division 4 of Irish Topog. Bot. Pinguicidu 

 vulgaris var. bicolor Nordstedt. — Plentiful on the east shore and islands 

 of Lough Derg about Dromineer, North Tipperary, 191 3. This well 

 marked plant was the only form of P. vulgaris seen in this neighbourhood. 

 It does not appear to have been previously recorded from Ireland. 

 A triplex portulacoides. — Between Greenore and Carlingford, Co. Louth, 

 19 1 6. Sisyrinchium angusti folium. — Sparingly by roadside near Schull 

 Workhouse, 191 7 ; seen in this neighbourhood by Mrs. Swan in 1898. 

 Typha angustifolia. — In a small pool by the railway about three miles 

 S.W. of Greenore, Co, Louth, 1916. Appears to be new to Division 

 31 of Irish Topog. Bot., and to District V. of Cyb. Hib. Asparagus 

 officinalis and Brachypodium pinnatum, recorded by Mr. R. A. Phillips 

 in 1899 from the Tramore sandhills were seen in his station in 1918, both 

 plants looking quite native. These sandhills are the only Irish locality 

 known for the latter plant. 



Dundrum, Co. Dublin. 



Reginald W. Scully. 



ZOOLOGY. 



Athous hirtus Herbst, a correction. 



In the February number of this year (p. 23 supra) I stated that 

 Athous hirtus Herbst. was an addition to the Irish List. This was a 

 very stupid mistake on my part, and I have to thank my friend, Mr. 

 Horace Donisthorpe, F.E.S., for caUing my attention to it. 



In Ent. Mo. Mag., vol. xlv., 1909, p. 53, Mr. G. A. Newbery points 

 out that A. niger L. of the British Lists is not the true A. niger L. but 

 A. hirtus Hubst., the main point of difference being the shape of the 

 prosternal projection which lies between the anterior corae. In hirtus 

 -t is straight and flat ; in niger it is curved downwards between the 

 anterior conae. Mr. Newbery thinks A. niger may be found here, but 

 so far I have seen no record of its occurrence. 



W. F. Johnson. 

 Poyntzpass, 



