94 OENTIANACE^. 



The Downpatrick plant is right, and the Newtownards plant may be 

 right, but cannot now be vouched. The Rathlin record must be deleted, 

 and Templeton's Bangor plant is most probably wrong also, E. pulchella 

 being a plant of the pure sand, and : ot petrophilous. 



2. E. centaurlum (Curtis) Fersooti. 



Dry sandy, or rocky pastures— common. Fl. July and Aug. 



GEHrTZATTA Linn. Gentian. 



1. G. amarella Linn. 



Dry rocks — very rare. Fl. July and Aug. {Cpb. Hib.). 

 Antrim — With double flowers on Kenbane Head ; Templeton. 

 Deny — Observed growing sparingly, at 700 feet, on the basaltic debris of 

 KeadyHiU; D.M. 



The erroneous records of Cave Hill, and other places in Antrim are due 

 to negligent transcription of the original notes into Flora Hibemica, 

 copied thence into subsequent Floras. Mr. Templeton only noted G 

 campestris in the above mentioned localities. 



2. G. campestris Linn. 



Coast sandhills, sandy shores, and bare mountain pastures — frequent. 

 Fl. Aug. and Sept. Altitudinal range— from sea level to 1400 feet. 

 Down — Northeast side of Slieve Donard, and at Armor's Hole south of 



Newcastle, also on Holywood warren; Templeton, 1796. 



Links at Newcastle ; Flor. TJlst. Rostrevor ; Rev. Geo. 



Robinson. By the shore between Bangor and Crawfordsbum ; 



Prof. Cunningham. Abundant on Conlig Hill ; T.H.C. 



Bloody bridge south of Newcastle, and Camgaver Hill ; S.A.S. 

 Antrim — About the Cave Hill, and many other places ; Templeton. 



Knockagh, and Glenarm ; i^for. Uht. Shores of Lough Neagh 



between Crumlin and Antrim, also Rathlin Island, sands at 



Ballycastle, and frequent on grassy mountain slopes around 



the Antrim coast ; S.A.S. At Skerry in the Braid ; B.N.F.C., 



1871. Headlands near the Giants' Causeway; Miss Reid. 



Knockdhu, Glenarm Park, Torhead, Ballintoy, and Carrick-a- 



rede ; T.H.C. 

 Derry^General throughout the county ; with double flowers on Beneven- 



agh, and with white flowers on same mountain. D.M. 



Benbradagh ; S.A.S. Sandhills of Castlerock ; E.Ll.P. 

 A large flowered form is often mistaken for the preceding species. 



jnXEN-YAirTKES Tournefort. Buckbean. 



