Vicia.] LEGUMiNos^. 79 



near Eostrevor, in Ireland {Baii Syn. Ed, 3), but Vicia 

 sylvatica has been lately found in this locality, and was 

 probably the plant intended. 



5. V. Cracca {JiArm.)— Tufted Vetoh. 



Districts 12 3 4 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Woods, hedges, and bushy places ; common. Fl. July, 

 August. 



6. V. sepium (Linn.) — Biish Vetch. 



Districts 123456-89 10 11 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Woods, hedges, and shady banks ; common. Fl. May to 

 July. 



Occurs rarely (at Hollymount, Mayo, &c.) with white 

 flowers, when it is a beautiful plant. 



From sea-level to 600 feet in Derry. 



7. V. angustifolia (Roth) — Narrow-leaved Vetch. 



V. sativa var. Brit. Flor., Bab. Man., &c. 



Districts 12-45---- 10 -12 



Lat. 61°-56°. From South to North of Ireland. 



Type in Great Britain, British, inclining to English. 



Sandy pastures and banks by the sea, and shores of lakes ; 

 frequent. Fl. May, June. 



Coasts of Cork, Waterford, Wicklow, Dublin, Antrim, 

 Derry, and probably in many other parts of the coast. Also 

 by Lough Neagh, in Armagh, Antrim, and Derry. Except 

 Lough Neagh, we can give no inland locality, unless a " roser 

 flowered variety of V. sativa," found by Mr. Carroll among 

 furze on Ballitore Hill, Kildare, belongs to V. angustift)lia, 



[ V saliva (Linn.) occurs here and there among crops, by 

 way-sides, and in hedges, as an escape from cultivation.] 



