Galium.] eubiace^. 141 



G. MoUugo at Tramore, Waterford, a locality in which the 

 plant is not unUkely to occur. 



5. G. verum (Linn.) — Yellow Bed'Str aw. 

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

 Lat. 5l°-56°. Throughout Ireland. 



Type in Great Britaia, British. 



Dry banks, and sand-hills by the sea ; frequent. 

 Fl. July, August. 



6. G. saxatile (Linn.) — Heath Bed-straw. 

 Districts 123456789 10 11 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout Ireland. 



Type in Great Britain, British. 



Heaths and moors ; common. Fl. July, August. 



Ranges from about sea-level to 2,460 feet on Errigal, to 

 2796 feet on SUeve Donard {Fbr. Ulst.), and probably higher 

 in the south of Ireland. 



7. G. sylvestre (Poll.) — Least Mountain Bed-straw. 

 G. pusillum (Linn.) Brit. Flor. and Flor. Hib. G. saxatile var. 



Bentham. 

 Districts 1-3--6-----12 

 Lat. ol°-56°. West and North of Ireland chiefly. 

 Type in Great Britain, Intermediate, inclining to Highland. 

 Pastures and rocky places, on a calcareous or basaltic 

 soil; rare. Fl June, July. 



1. Limestone rocks at Muckruss, Killarney ; Flor. Hib. 

 and Admiral Jones. — 3. ? Ballyglasane Hill, Kilkenny ; Eei). 

 S. Madden. — 6. Near Corrofln, and at Rock Forest, Clare ; 

 Flor. Hib. Abundant in Burren ; Mr. F. J. Foot. Plentiful 

 about Castle Taylor, Galway; A. O. M. Great Isle of 

 Arran ; Mr. W. Andrews. — 12. White Rock, near Belfast 

 (very rare) ; also on Lurgedon mountain, near Cushendall, 

 and on dry basaltic rocks at Fair Head, Antrim; D. M. 

 Rathlin Island ; Flor. Ulst. Said to have been found near 

 Cork, but has not been observed there except by Mr. Nash, 

 who is also the sole authority for Erica Mackaiana and 

 Daheoda polifolia in the "Flora of Cork." 



