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2. R. Frangula (Linn.) — Aider- Buckthorn. 

 Districts ---4-678--- 12 

 Lat. 53°-55°. Middle and North-east of Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, English. 



Heathy and boggy places ; very rare, Fl. May, June. 



4. On wet ditch banks at the Murrough of Wicklow; 

 B. M. — 6. Near Rock Forest, on the borders of Clare and 

 Galway; Beo. T. O'Mahony. Quite prostrate on limestone 

 flags outside the wood at Garryland, near Gort, Galway; 

 A. O. M. — 7. In a wood near Tullamore, King's County ; 

 Mr. M. P. Edgeworih. — 8. Derrynany, Mayo ; Mr. J. Ball. — 

 12. Townland of Crevetenan, near Ballinahinch; bog near 

 Ballygowan bridge, Down; Flor. UUt. Side of Lough 

 Neagh, at Shane's Castle ; ■ and near Toombridge ; D. M. 

 Near Castlestewart ; Flor. Ulst. Creagh Island, in Lough Beg, 

 and at Portglenone, Derry ; Z>. M. 



OEDER XXI.— LEGIBONOS^. 

 : ULEXJAsm. 



1. IT. europseus (Linn.) — Furze, Whin, Gorse. 

 Districts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout Ireland. 



Type in Great Britain, British. 



Heaths and pastures ; common. Fl. April, May 

 Var. p. strictus (U. strictus Mackay Cat.), Irish Furze. 



10. Found sparingly, by Mr. John White, in the Marquis 

 of Londonderry's Park, at Mount Stewart, near Newtonards, 

 in the county of Down ; Flor. Hib. 



Ranges from sea-level to about 1000 feet in Derry. 



2. TJ. (nanus) Gallii (Planch.) — Dwarf Furze. 

 Districts 123456-8- 10 -12 

 Lat 51°-56°. From South to North of Ireland. 



Type in Great Britain, English. 



Dry heaths and hilly places, mostly near the coast; 

 frequent, but local. Fl. August to October. 



" Rare towards the north-west ; " Flor. Ulst. 



