68 LEGUMiNOSiE. [Genista. 



. The typical U. nanus (Forst.) has not been found in 

 Ireland. 



Ranges from 200 to 300 feet in Derry; D.M. From 

 sea-level to 800 feet on Sugar Loaf, "Wicklow ; and 800 also 

 on Slieve Donard, Down ; Flor. Ulst. 



GENISTA Linn. 

 1. Gr. tinetoria (Linn.) — Dyer's Grem^weed. 

 District _---5-- — --- — 

 Lat. 53°-54°. East of L-eland — county Dublin only. 

 Type in Great Britain, English. 



Thickets and borders of fields ; very rare. Fl. July, 

 August. 



, 5. Fields between Killiney Hill and Bray ; Mackay Gal., 

 Ir. and Fhr. HA, 



8AR0TEAMNUS Wimm. 

 1. S. scoparius (Koch.) — Broom. 

 Gytisus scoparius, D. C. Spartium scoparium, Linn. 

 Districts 123456789 10 11 12 

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

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Heaths and hiUy places ; frequent. Fl. May, June. 



ONONIS Linn. 

 1. O. arvensis (Linn.) — Sest Harrow. 

 Districts 12345-7--- 11 12 

 Lat. 51°-66°. From South to North-east of Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Pastures, borders of fields, and sand-hUls, mostly near 

 the sea; by no means common in Ireland. Fl. June to 

 September 



Frequent in some parts of the south and east of Ireland, 

 especially on the sand-hills of the coast, but apparently rare 

 or wanting in the west, though reported by Mr. F. J. Foot as 

 frequent in the midland counties. 



Obs. — 0. campestris (Koch ) (0. arUigrmrum, L. ?), is recorded 

 by Drummond as found at'Blackrock, Cork, and is also 



