96 The itisk Naturalist. 



to the preservation of life upon the earth, and nowhere can the 

 varied phenomena peculiar to each be studied with greater 

 advantage, than in the numerous dykes that have added so 

 much to the strength and beauty of our Northern Coast. 



THE PLANTS OF WESTMEATH. 



BY H. C. LKVINGK, D.I,. 



( Continued from page 80.) 



List of Species. 



Thalictrum minus, L.— Shores of Hare Island in L. Ree, B. & V., 

 and shores of L. Ree, J.F. 



T. flavum, L.— Ladestown, near L. Ennel! Dysart, near Delvin, 

 Miss B. Reynell. 



Ranunculus pseudo-fluitans, Bab.— I,. Owel, near Portloman ; 

 not previously recorded from Co. Westmeath. 



R. trichophyllus, Chaix.— L. Owel, with the last, near Portloman ! 

 and in a drain near Ballykeenan, L,. Ree, B. & V. 



R. Drouetii, Godr.— (VII.) River Gaine, Knock Drin. 

 var. Godronii, Gren.— (VII.) Road ditch, Quarry Bog, Knock Drin. 



R. sceleratus, L. — Scraw Bog, L,oughanstown ! near Athlone, 

 B. &V. 



R. Lingua, L. — N.W. end of L. Owel! and in "suitable places" all 

 round L,. Ree, B. & V. But otherwise not previously recorded from the 

 Co. Westmeath. 



R. auricomus, L.— In woods at roadside near Belvedere. 



% Aquilegia vulgaris, L. — Near Killynon, Miss E. Reynell ! and near 

 Coosau Point, L. Ree, B. & V. 



Papaver Argemone, L. — Sparingly on the sides of L. Ree, B. & V. 



P. dubium. h. — Knock Drin and Drinmore ! not previously recorded 

 from the Co. Westmeath. 



Fumaria confusa, Jord. — (VII.) Knock Drin. 



* Cheiranthus Cheiri, L.— Old toll gate at Athlone, B. & V. 



Nasturtium palustrc, DC— Shores of L. Ennel. 



N. amphibium, R. Br. — Frequent in drains all round L. Ree, B. &V. 



Carclamine flcxuosa, With. — (VII.) Knock Drin, frequent in the 

 woods. 



Sisymbrium officinale, Scop. — Near Mullingar and elsewhere! 

 but not previously definitely mentioned from Westmeath, though said 

 to be common near L. Ree, B. and V. 



S. Alliaria. Scop.— Knock Drin, and on the stony shores of Lough 

 Derevaragh at Knock Ross. 



♦Erysimum cheiranthoides, L.— Knock Drin, not previously 

 recorded from the county. 



