106 SGROPEULARIACE^. 



6. V. ofBdnalls Linn. 



Dry banks, heaths, and rocks — common. Fl. June — Aug. Altitudinal 

 range — sea leyel to 1500 feet. 



Var. /3 V. GLABRA Bah. 6th ed. — since abandoned, but 

 more distinct than some plants, e.g. Rubi exalted to specific rank. 



" Leaves smooth, shining, green, and rigid. On Sallagh Braes about 

 the summer of 1793 " ; Templeton. *' Moume Mountains near "Warren- 

 point, and Glens in Co. Antrim ; J. White'' ^ Templeton. {sub V. Allionii). 

 Stni plenty on Sallagh Braes. 



7. V. serpylllfolla Linn. 



Dry banks, pastures, heaths, and -vralls — common. Fl. May — July. 



8. V. arvensls Linn. 



Cultivated ground — common. Fl. mid. April till mid. Aug. 



9. V. ag-restis Linn. Green Field Speedwell. 

 Cultivated fields— common. Fl. April— Sept. 



10. V. pollta Fries. Gray Field Speedwell 



Cultivated fields, and sandy waste ground— frequent, but much less 

 common than the two preceding species. Fl. May — Sept. 

 Do"v^Ti — Bangor, and Crawf ordsbum ; Flor. Belf. Hillsborough, Dundela, 



Groomsport, and Millisle ; S.A.S. 

 Antrim— Duncaim, now included in Belfast, and at "Woodbum; Flor. 

 Belf. 

 The distribution of this species is not sufficiently knoMTi. It is no doubt, 

 more widely diffused, but we have no reKable note of its occurrence in 

 Derry, or north Antrim. 



11. V. Buzbaumii Ten. 



Cultivated fields, roadsides, and waste places in sandy land — frequent. 

 Fl. mid. April till end of Sept. 



Said to have been originally imported with seed. It is now certainly 

 naturalised, and spreading widely. 

 Do"WTi — Tillysbum, and Ballylesson ; Flor. Belf. Comber ; Flor. Ulst. 



Hillsborough, Belmont, and Scrabo ; S.A.S. Holywood, and 



Dundonald; R.L1.P. 

 Antrim— Cave Hill, and by the canal near Belfast ; Flor. Belf. Newforge, 



Ballygomartin, Kilroot, and gravel banks at the Curran of 



Larne; S.A.S. Glenarm and Caimcastle ; R.Ll.P. 

 Derry— Moneymore ; Flor. Ulst. Coleraine; S.A.S. 



12. V. hedersefolla Linn. Ivy-leaved Speedwell. 



Hedge banks, and sandy waste ground— frequent. Fl. April— June. 



