Polygala.] poltgalace^. 41 



ORDER X.— POLYGALACE^. 



POLTOALA Linn. 

 1. P. vulgaris (Linn,) — Milh-woH. 

 Districts 123456789 10 11 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout L-eland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 

 Drj' pastures and banks ; frequent. Fl. May to August. 

 P. depressa (Wend.). 

 Districts 1 ---_____^_ 12''^ 



1. Very common in boggy ground in the south of Ireland; 

 Mr. J. Woods.— 12. At Glough, in Antrim; Bev. A. C. 

 Hasse. Probably frequent in boggy and heathy ground 

 throughout the country. 



Ranges from sea-level to about 2000 feet on Errigal 

 {Fhr. Ukt.) 



We have reason to believe that some form of P. vulgaris 

 was mistaken for P. cakarea (F. Schultz), said to have been 

 found on the ascent to Divis mountain, near Belfast. (See 

 FUyr. Ukt., p. 17.) 



ORDER XI,— ELATESTACE^. 



ELATINE Linn, 



1, E. hexandra {B. C.) — Hexandrous Water-wort. 



Districts l|____6-----12 



Lat, 51°-56°, West and North of Ireland, chiefly. 



Type in Great Britain, English. 



Margin of lakes and ditches ; rare. Fl. July, August. 



1, Plentiful in a small lake by the roadside near Bantry 

 (probably this species) ; Drummond (sub E. Hydropiper). — 6. 

 Between Miltown Malbay and KUrush; Mr G. Carter. 

 Abundant in pools on Dunbeg bog, Clare: B.M.—ll. In 

 Lough Erigh, between Doochary-bridge and Glenties ; Flor. 

 Ukt. — 12. Border of Castlewellan lake, Down; Fbr. Hib. 

 MacAuley's lake, near BalUnahinch ; Mr. S. A. Stewart. In 

 Lough Beg ; and in the river Banu, near Coleraine ; Z>. M, 

 In Enagh lough, near Derry ; J). M. On Rathlin Island 

 (Miss C, Gage) ; /. C. 



