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on the Moume Mountains, and Slieve Croob ; S.A.S. Conn's 

 Hill, and elsewhere on Holywood HiUs ; R.Ll.P. 



Antrim — Glenravel near Clongh ; Fhr. List. Abundant on the bare heaths 

 of Rathlin Island ; S.A.S. Froc. R.I. A., 1884. 



Deny — Frequent in the Barony of Loughinshollen ; D.M. 



SAROTHAMN-US Linn. 



1. S. scoparlus Linn. Broom. 



Heaths, and ditch banks in hilly districts — common, but rarely abundant. 

 Fl. May— JiUy. 



OTTOirxs Linn. Rest Harrow. 



1. O. repens Linn. (0. arvensis au-ct.). 



Sandy seashores — frequent, rare inland. Fl. Jime— Aug. 



Down — Sandy shores at Kii'kiston, and at Clough ; TempUton, 1793. 

 Newcastle, and Poitaf eiTy ; Flor. Vlst. Orlock Point; T.H.C. 

 BaUywalter ; Miss Reid. Sandy shores at Cloughey, and Mill- 

 isle, and abundant on sandy shores, and the bordering fields, 

 from Strangford to Newcastle ; S.A.S. 



Antrim — Seashore at Redbay ; Templeton. Plentiful on sandy shores at 

 Ballycastle, Cushendun, and CushendaU, also in dry sandy 

 pastures in Massereene Park ; S.A.S. 

 It is singular that this plant has not been noted in the sandy wan-ens 



of the Derry coast. 



2. O. splnosa Linn. (0. campestris Koch). 

 Dry gravelly pastures— very rare. 



Do\\Ti — Spaiingly in pasture field by the east side of Lough Erne three 

 miles northwest of BaUynahinch ; S.A.S. 

 Not found in fruit, but from the characters of flower and leaf, together 

 with the habit and general aspect, there seems little reason to doubt the 

 identification. 



MSDZCAGO Linn. Medick. 



1. TIL. lupuUna Linn. Black Medick. 



Roadsides, pastures, and sandy waste groimd— frequent. Fl. mid. May 

 till mid. Aug. 



Down— BaUymaghan, and Cultra ; Flor. Self . Crawfordsbum ; T.H.C. 

 Newcastle, Downpatrick, Strangford, Craigavad, Groomsport, 

 Donaghadee, Comber, and Newtownbreda ; S.A.S. 

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