Vicia.] LEGTJMINOSiE. 77 



riCIA Linn. 

 1. v. hirsuta (Koch) — Hairy Tare. 

 Ervum hirsvtum (Linn) Flor. Hib. 



Districts 12345--8-10H12 

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

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Cultivated fields, hedges, &c. ; rather rare. Fl. June to 

 August. 



Thinly scattered through most of the districts, but much 

 more rare in the west. Not seen in Galway and Mayo by 

 A. Gr, M., but found near the town of Galway by Professor 

 Melville. 



Eanges from sea-level to 500 feet in Kerry. 



2. v. tetrasperma (Moench.) — Smooth, Tare, 

 Ervum tetraspermum (Linn.) Flor, Hib. 

 Districts 12--5-7----- 

 Lat. 51°-54°. South and East of Ireland. 

 Type in Gfeat Britain, English, inclining to British. 



Fields and hedges ; very rare. Fl, June to August. 



1 and 2. Bare near Cork ; Fhr. Cork. But occurs in both 

 divisions of the county, as at Blackrock, Passage, &c. ; /. C, — 

 6. Knockmaroon Hill, Dublin ; the late Mr, Johnston. Weir 

 over the Blackwater at Lasaton (Liscarton) bridge, county 

 Meath ; Fhr. Hib, Ann's brook, near Drogheda, Meath ; 

 Prof. E, Murphy. — 7. In a com field near Mullingar ; Mr. 

 F. J. Foot. 



3. v. sylvatica (Linn.) — Wood Vetch, 

 Districts 1 v' 2 3 4 5 - - 8 9 - 11 12 

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

 Type in Great Britain, British ? 



Bushy and rocky places ; rare. Fl. July, August. 



1. Abundant in the woods south of Boss Island, EUlamey ; 

 Wade Bar. Killarney ; Bev. S, Madden. Muckruss, Glen- 

 gariff, and about Bantry Bay ; Fhr, Hib, In a furze-brake 

 near Bantry, and by the Lee, above Carrigbroham Castle ; 

 Drummond, On limestone crags atShanbaUy,near Blonkstown ; 



