76 LBGUMINOS^. [Anthyllis. 



' Damp pastures, ditcli sides, and wet bushy places ; frequent. 

 Fk July, August. 



Apparently rare in the west, not having been observed by 

 A. G. M. in Galway and Mayo, but Professor Melville finds 

 it near the town of Galway, Mr. Foot reports it from Clare, 

 and Mr. S. A. Stewart describes it as plentiful near the city 

 of Londonderry. 



[Lotus angustissimus (or L, Mspidus) is recorded as having 

 been found on the strand near Passage, Cork {prummond), 

 but had become extinct at the date of the " Flora of Cork." 

 Dr. Power, moreover, marks it as an introduced species. 

 The specimens preserved in Dr. Mackay's Herbarium are 

 L. Mspidiis, but, as explained in our preface, this collection is 

 of no authority.] 



ANTHYLLIS Linn. 



1. A. vulneraria (Linn.) — Lady's Finger. 



Districts 12 3 4 5.' 6 7 8 9 «) 11 12 

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

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Pastures, banks and rocks, especially on a calcareous soil, 

 and near the sea ; frequent. Fl. June to August. 



Varies vrith white, and sometimes red flowers {var. DiUenii), 

 on the coast. 



From sea-level to 1500 feet on Ben Evenagh and Carn- 

 togher, in Derry ; D. M. 



ASTRAGALUS Linn. 



1. A. Hypoglottis (Linn.) — PurpU Milk-Vetch. 



District _--__6------ 



Lat. 53°-54°- West coast of L-eland — ^Arran only. 

 Type in Great Britaia, Germanic, inclining to British. 



Sandy pastures near the sea ; very rare. Fl. May, June. 



6. In the Great Island of Arran ! in Galway Bay ; Flor, 

 Hib. 



