80 LEGUMINOS^. [Lathyrua. 



7. V. lathyroides (JAan^'— Dwarf Spring Vetch. 



Districts l?2?--5--.----12 

 Lat. 51°?-56°. South and East coasts of Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British, 



Sandy or gravelly pastures, mostly near the sea ; yery rare. 

 Fl. May, June. 



1 ? and 2 ? By the Grlanmire road, Little Island, apd 

 Middleton ; Flor. Cork, (Probably F. angustifolia ; I. C.) 

 — 5. Sandy fields between Clontarf and Baldoyle ; Fhr. 

 HA. Sandhills at Baldoyle ; A. G. M. Shore between 

 Clontarf and Howth ; Gravel pits under the Hibernian School 

 in the Phoenix Park ; and about the '' Lots," near the North- 

 wall, Dublin ; Ir. Fl, — 12. On the shore at Three-mile-water 

 Point near Carrickfergus ; Sandhills, Ballyholme Bay; 

 Ballycastle; Fhr. Ulst. Sandhills at MagiUigan, Derry; 

 D.M. 



LATHYRUS Linn. 

 1. L. pratensis (Linn.) — Meadow Vetchling. 



Districts 123456789 10 11 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Moist Meadows, thickets and hedges ; frequent. Fl. July, 

 August. 



2. L. palustris (Linn.) — Blue Marsh Vetchling. 



Districts ---4-6--- 10 -12 

 Lat. 53°-55°. Middle and north of Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, English. 



Marshy meadows ; very local. Fl. June, July. 



4. Marshy fields on the Murrough of Wicklow ; D. M. — 

 6. By the Shannon, at Portumna, Galway; D. M. — 10. 

 Abundantly on the shores of Lough Erne, in the counties of 

 Fermanagh and Cavan; B, M, Islets in Lough Neagh, 

 County Armagh ; Reo. 0. Robinson. — 12. By Lough Neagh, 

 a little north of the Lagan ; Flor, Hib. In drains at Selchin, 

 by Lough Neagh, Antrim ; D, M. 



