Lythrum.] lytheace^. 101 



north-east side, growing out of a rocky mountain ; Ir. Flor. — 

 (6). About Castle Taylor and Garryland, Galway, probably 

 not indigenous ; A. G. M. — 8. Many places in Connemara ; 

 Wade Bar. and Flor. Hib. Shores of Lough Conn, Mayo ; 

 A. G. ilf.— 9. On the cliffs of Bfen Bulben ; Flor. Ulst. QP. 

 Eupicola, Syme).— 12. .Not unfrequent along the rocky coast 

 of Antrim; D. M.- Glenarm, and in the low glens of 

 Antrim; Ir. Flov. Umbra rooks, and between them and 

 Ben Evenagh, Derry ; D. M. Near Ballycastle (P. Eupicola, 

 Syme) ; I). M. 



Ascends to 900 feet in Derry, and higher on Ben Bulben. 



[Pyrus communis (Linn.) is included in the Flora of Cork 

 as certainly introduced in its single locality " on rocks 

 below Fermoy." Mr. G. Tate also finds it in a hedge at ' 

 Throne Mount, Antrim-road, near Belfast ; Flor Belf. In 

 neither locality does the plant appear to be wild.] 



ORDER XXin.— LYTHRACE^. 



LYTHRUM Linn. 



1. L. Salicaria (Linn.) — Purple Loose-strife. 



Districts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 



Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout Ireland. 



Type in Great Britain, English, inclining to British. 



Ditch-banks and watery places ; common. Fl. July, 

 August. 



2. ? L. hyssopifolium (Linn.) — Hyssop-haved Loose-strife. 

 District --_4?-------- 



Lat. 52°-53°. South-east of Ireland— Wexford only. 

 Type in Great Britain, Germanic. 



On moist ground flooded in winter; very rare. Fl. 

 August. 



4. ? Ballymadder, near Bannow, Wexford (Mr. James 

 Tardy) ; Flor. Hib. This plant has not been found of late 

 years, but as it is a species very uncertain in its localities, 

 we cannot venture to exclude it, trusting that close search 



