Daviks. — Galium eredum and G. Mollugo in N.B. Irelaiid. 269 



Shortly, whereas in G. Mollugo, which Mr. Foggitt informs 

 me is hardly at all variable, the leaves are obovate, the flower- 

 ing branches many and divaricate, the stems very robust, and 

 so long as to appear above the tops of the hedgerows ; the 

 leaves of our plant, though varying in form, are not obovate, 

 but lanceolate, oblong, or linear-oblong, the flowering branches 

 of the panicle erect or sub-erect, the stems for the most part 

 decumbent, creeping amongst the grass in which it grows, 

 and are generally short ; or sub-decumbent where the grass is 

 long, as a rule hardly, if at all, exceeding two feet in length. 



The outcome, then, of the investigation is that, in my 

 judgment, the records for G. Mollugo in the north-east of 

 Ireland, leaving out the questionable case of the Derry 

 station, are erroneous, the plant being G. erectum or a form of 

 that species. The standing of the latter in District XII., 

 . though owing to the absence of specimens from some localities, 

 it is difficult to tabulate with the precision to be desired, may 

 briefly be stated thus : — 

 C. erectum, Hudson. 



First recognised 1896. Hab. Meadows, lawns, and grassy places 

 • Fl. end of June till end of August. 

 Down.— Lawn at Aghaderg Glebe, near Loughbrickland, Rev. H. W. 



Lett, 1886. " Rowallane Lawn," near Saintfield, D. Redmond and 



Rev. C. H. Waddell. 

 Antrim. — Park at Glenarm Castle, Dr. Holden and Dr. Dickie. Verj' 



abundant in an old meadow at Glenmore, near Lisburn, 1895, J. H. D. 



On debris overgrown with grass at base of the cliffs at Whitewell, 



1896, S. A. S. In a meadow behind the Manse at CuUybackey, 



Miss Knowles and Dr. Buick, 1897. 



Mr. Stewart and myself wish to express sincere thanks to 

 those friends and correspondents whose names have been 

 mentioned, who, with much kindness, have supplied notes and 

 specimens. 



