Valeriana.] valerianace^. 143 



BUBIA Linn. 

 1. R. peregrina (Linn.) — TVild Madder. 

 Districts 12--56-89--- 

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

 Type in Great Britain, Atlantic. 



Bushy banks and rocky places, chiefly on calcareous soils 

 and near the coast ; very local. Fl. June, August. 



1. Abundant on limestone rocks at Mucruss and Killar- 

 ney ; Flor. Hib. Turk, Ross Island, and Cahirnane ; Admiral 

 Jones. — 1 and 2. Rather common along the coast of Cork ; 

 Fhr. Cork. — 2. Tramore, "Waterford ; Machay Ear. Clififs 

 at Tramore ; Miss S. Grubb. — 5. Hills of Howth and Dalkey ; 

 Wade Bar. Howth and Killiney HUl ; Flor. Hib.— 6. 

 Abundant in Burren ; Mr. F. J. Foot. Iverne Head, Clare ; 

 D. M. At Kilmacduagh, near Gort ; and at Castle Taylor, 

 Gaiway; A. G. M. Isles of Arran, in GalwayBay; Prof. 

 Melville. — 8. Plentiful on the shores of Lough Mask ; Prof. 

 Melville. — 9. Banks of Lough Carra, Mayo ; Mr. J. Ball. 



ORDER XXXVI.— VALERIANACE^. 



VALERIANA Linn. 

 1 V. ofB.ciualis (Linn.) — WUd Valerian. 

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

 Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Moist woods, ditches, and sides of rivers ; frequent. Fl. 

 June, July. 



Mr. Stewart has sent from Antrim some leaves which 

 may be those of V. sambucifolia (Mik.) ; but we do not feel 

 any confidence in distinguishing it from V. officinalis (Linn.), 

 of which it seems to be only a slight variety. 



'[Centranthus ruber (D C), Sed Valerian, abounds on walls 

 about Cork, Clonmel, Fermoy/Enniscorthy, and other towns 

 in the south of Ireland. It nas also been noticed on walls 



