Adams — On the Germination of the Seeds of some Dicotyledons. 487 



Funiaria offidnalis Benth. — Seedlings found at the Murrough of Wieklow on 

 loth Maj, 1910. 



Cotyledons sword-shaped, tapering at tlie base, glabrous, entire, 

 30 mm. by 2| mm. First leaf divided. 

 Glaucium jlavum Crantz. — Seedlings found at the Murrough of Wieklow on 

 13th May, 1910. 



Cotyledons shortly petiolate, blade ovate-lanceolate, obtuse, entire, 

 glabrous. Petiole 1^ mm. long, blade 5-7i mm. by 1-2 mm. First 

 leaf spatulate or trifid with a few scattered liairs. Second leaf trifid. 

 Meconopsis cambrica Viguier. — Seeds (1910) planted on 6tli October, 1910. 



On 8th April, 1911, several had germinated. 

 Papaver duhium Linn. — Seedlings found in Co. Dublin on 17th July, 1911. 



Cotyledons sessile, oblong, entire, obtuse, glabrous, 4-5 mm. by f mm. 

 P. Rhoeas Linn.— Seeds (1910) planted on 22nd June, 1911. On 14th 

 October, 1911, several had germinated. 



Cotyledons subsessile, linear — oblong, entire, obtuse, glabrous, 2 mm. 

 by ^ mm. First leaf simple. 



Plantaginaceje. 



Plantago lanceolata Linn. — Seedlings obtained at Grey Abbey, Co. Down, on 



26th August, 1910. 



Cotyledons linear, entire, glabrous, 12-22 mm .by -i— f mm. 

 P. major Linn.— Seeds (1910) planted on 12th July, 1911 On 28th October, 



1911, none had germinated. 

 P. maritima Linn. — Seeds (1910) planted on 12th July, 1911. On 28th 



October, 1911, none had germinated. 



Plumbaginace^. 



Limonium vulgare Miller. — Seeds (1910) planted on 22nd June, 1911. On 



28th October, 1911, none had germinated. 

 Statice maritima Miller. — Seeds (1910) planted on 8th October, 1910. On 



1st April, 1911, six had germinated. 



Cotyledons oblong, tapering slightly to the base, entire, obtuse, 



glabrous, 8 mm. by 1 J mm. 



POLYGALACE^. 



Polygala vulgaris Linn. — Ten seeds (1910) planted on 3rd October, 1910. On 

 27th May, 1911, one had germinated. On 12th July, 1911, more seeds 

 were planted, and on 28tli October, 1911, two had germinated. 



Cotyledoua shortly oblong, tapering into the short petiole, obtuse, 

 entire, glabrous, 4^-6 mm. by 2^-4 mm. First leaf lanceolate. 



