268 TITE PLANTS OF TORY ISLAND. 



"^Chrysanthemum set/ctum, Linn. Abundant in some fields. 

 Matricaria inodora, Linn., in the fields. Var. maritima, with 



large flowers and fleshy leaves ; common on the clifi's. 

 \Artemid<t riih/aris, Linn. In a waste field near West Town. 



GnapJiallum ulii/inosinn, Linn. Damp waysides ; not uncommon. 

 \Seiiecio vulrfaris, Linn. Scarce; introduced by cultivation. 

 S. sylraticus, Linn. Dry ditch-banks about East Town. 

 S. Jacobcra, Linn. Frequent ; the rayless form not observed. 

 S. aqnaticu.s, Huds. Frequent. 



Bellis ]>erennis, Linn. Very common and looks indigenous. 

 SoliJayu Virya-aurea, Linn. Only in the Eams Hollow. 

 Hifpocharis radicata, Linn. Common and variable in size. 

 Leontodon autumnalis, Linn., var. pratensis. One of the com- 

 monest Composites on Tory. 

 yTaraxacum officinale, Wigg. Li suspicious places, not common, 



and a doubtful native. 

 \Sonchus vleraceus, Linn. Eare; on an old stone fence at West 



Town. 

 \S. asper, Hoffm. Frequent. 

 Jasione montana, Linn. Very common. Specimens dwarf 

 in some situations and flowers large, forming beautiful 

 blue tufts. 

 Erica cinerea, Linn. Very common. It is curious that Mr. 



Hyndman should only have seen it at the Eams Hollow. 

 (/'/. Tetrali.v, Linn. Not seen, but mentioned by Mr. Hyndman 



in his listj. 

 Calluna vulgaris, Salisb. Frequent. 

 Eryt,hr(£a Cenlaurium, Pers. Sparingly on the grassy slopes 



north of East Town. 

 {^Gentiana campestris, Linn. Not seen, but mentioned by Mr. 

 Hyndman as a Tory plant. May have been overlooked or 

 extirpated by the islanders cutting sods for fuel). 

 \Linaria vulgaris, Mill. Eare; sparingly in a field between the 



lighthouse and West Town. 

 Euphrasia officinalis, Linn. Common. The maritime form, 

 with leaves thick and fleshy, stunted growth, and bracts 

 close together, was only ol3served. This variety I have 

 also noticed on the islands of Achill and Inish Boffin, 

 County Mayo. 

 Bartsia Odontites, Huds. Sparingly in a few fields. 

 Rhinanthus Cristagalli, Linn. Eather rare. 

 Thymus Serpyllum, Linn. Common. 

 Prunella vulgaris, Linn. Frequent. 



Stachys palustris, Linn. Eare ; in one field only near West 

 Town. 

 \S. arvensis, Linn. Sparingly in a dry waste field near West 



Town. 

 jLamium amplexicaule, Linn. Eare ; roadside near West Town. 

 \L. intermedium. Fries. ] Common in cultivated ground, all 

 f L. incisum, Willd. L three species growing together, inter- 



f /y. purpureum, Linn. J medium perhaps the most plentiful. 



