AMENTIFER^. 129 



Antrim — In a bog west of Ballycastle, and amongst rocks at Fairhead ; 

 Templeto)), 1793. Demaghy Flor. Belf. Roadside betM'een 

 Glenarm and Cnshendall ; Tlor. Ulst. Glenarm ; i?. Tate. 

 By the river in Glenshesk ; T.H.C. Frequent by the road- 

 side from Ligoniel to Crumlin, also in Crow Glen, and several 

 places about Belfast; S.A.S. 



Deny — Very general through the county ; D.M. 



Z. S. alba Li)in. "White Willow. 



River banks, and in glens — frequent. Fl. mid. April till end of May. 

 Often planted, but often spontaneous, and if not native is certainly 

 completely naturalised. 



3. S. triandra linn. French "Willow. 



Hedges and thickets— rare. Fl. mid. April till end of May. 

 Down— Ballyalloley ; Flor. Belf. 



Antrim — Portmore, and fields between Malone and the Falls ; F. Whitla. 



In the Bog meadows near Balmoral, and (var. Hoffmani) 



amongst natural wood by the Sixmile water at Antrim ; S.A.S. 



The stations assigned to this willow, at the Bann, and Fairhead, by 



Flora Hibernica, were errors, which were copied into the Flora of Ulster. 



Mr. Templeton quoted those localities for sp. 1, and seems only to have 



known the present plant as cultivated in his garden. 



4. S. purpurea Linn. Rose "Willow. 



Roadsides, ditches, and other wet places — rare. Fl. April and May. 



Often planted, but seems wild in some of the stations. 



Antrim — "Wet places above Carrickfergus ; Flor. Ulst. Shores of Lough 

 Xeagh at Shane's Castle, and near Ballycastle (S. helix), and 

 also by the river at Dervock (var. Lambertiana) ; Cyb. Sib. 

 By the Lagan below the first lock, and by the Forth River, 

 also at Whiterock, base of Knocklayd, and south of Giants' 

 Causeway ; S.A.S. Ballycastle ; R.Ll.P. 



Derry — River side in Glendermot, and by the Faughan {S. helix) ; D.M. 



5. S. viminalis Linn. Osier. 



By streams, and roadside ditches — not rare. Naturalised in many 

 marshes, possibly native in the mountain districts. Cultivated in osier 

 grounds. Fl. April and May. 



6. S. Smithiana Willd. 



Hedge banks, thickets, and glens — not rare, especially in hilly districts. 

 Fl. April and May. Has all appearance of being a native. 

 Down — Ballycroghan near Bangor, also in marshes at Knock, and Castle- 



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