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Donard, 1869 ; B. N.F. C. Ditch on a bye road between New- 

 castle and Slilkeel, and marsb at Ballyalloly ; S.A.S. Rowan- 

 tree bog near Ashfield Dromore ; C. Dickson. Camgaver, 

 and ConHg hiUs ; R.Ll.P. 



Antrim— In Co. Antrim; D.M. {Mackey—Nat. Hist. Rev., 1854). Car- 

 rickfergus Commons ; Flor. TJlst. Black Mountain, Temple- 

 patrick, Slemish, and Glendun ; S.A.S. 



Derry— Plentiful on Slieve Gallion, and ^Tiite Mountain, and the most 

 common of the genus on the Spemn range ; S.A.S. 

 First found in Ireland by Prof. Babington, in 1836, 



3. M. caespltosa Schultz. 



Marshes, and ditches — common throughout the district. Fl. June — 

 Aug. 



4. M. arvensls Hoffmann. 



Cultivated fields, and sandy waste ground — common. Fl. mid. May 

 till end of Aug. 



5. IVI. coUlna Hoffmann. 



Dry sandy places— rare. Fl. April and May {Cyb. Hib.). 

 Down — Locally plentiful on sandhills at Newcastle ; C. Dickson. 

 Antrim — Abundant on the sandy warrens, resting on limestone, between 

 Portrush and Dunluce ; Flor. Hib. append. Sands at Bush- 

 miUs ; Cyb. Hib. 

 The Dundonald station of Flora of Ulster is improbable. 



6. TIL, versicolor Reich. 



Sandy wastes, coast sandhills, and dry gravelly heaths— common. Fl. 

 mid. May tiU mid. Aug. Ranges from sea level to 1300 feet. 



Order XL. SOIiAITACEJE. 



SOXi.A.xrUM Tournefort. Nightshade. 



1. S. nlg-ruzn Linn. Black Nightshade. 



Very rare, and not now f oimd in the undermentioned localities ; perhaps 

 only a casual. Fl. July— Sept. {Cijb. Hib.). 



Down — In Copeland Islands, and on the mainland opposite ; Flor, Hib, 

 Antrim— Sandy groxmd near Cushendun, from 1867 till 1871 ; Rev. S. A. 

 Brenan, 



