Carduus.] COMPOSITE. 163 



probably introduced -with the seeds of Lucerne ; Flor. Sib. 

 A single plant was once found by Mr. Drummond among 

 Lucerne, near Cork.] 



[" C Jacea " of "Flora Hibemica " was apparently the 

 radiant form of C, nigra, Linn.] 



CARDUUS Linn. 

 1. C. nutans (Linn.) — Musk Thistle. 

 Districts 12-- (5) 6----- (12) 

 Lat. 51°-54o. West of Ireland chiefly. 

 Type in G-reat Britain, English. 



Fields, banks, way-sides, and waste places; very rare. 

 Fl. June to August. 



1. Near Castletown, Bearhaven ; Flor, Cork. — 2. Little 

 Island, Cork, sparingly; Drummond and I. C. — 5. In a gravelly 

 field at Castle Dillon, parish of Straffan, EUdare, sparingly ; 

 Mr. J. Douglas (perhaps introduced). — 6. By the road-side 

 between Grort and Corrofin, sparingly ; Flor. Eib. In north 

 Clare ; Mr. F. J. Foot. Near KUtartan, Galway ; Mr. C. 

 Carter. Near Castle Taylor, Galway, in some plenty; 

 A. 0. M. Near the town of Kilronan, in the Great Isle of 

 Arran ; Mr. L. Ogilhy. — 12. Banks of the railway two miles 

 from Carrickfergus ; Fhr. UUt. (perhaps introduced). A 

 single plant by the Drumgavna river, Derry, near a place 

 where flax was steeped ; D. M. 



2. C. crispus (Linn.) — Welted Thistle. 

 C. acanthoides (Linn.), Brit. Flor., Flor. Hib. 

 Districts ----5-7-- 10 11 12 

 Lat. 53°-56°. East, Centre, and North of Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British, inclining to English. 



Fields, banks, and waste places ; rare. Fl. June to Aug. 



5. Roadsides near Ballytore ; Mr. T. Chandlee. Finglas ; 

 Glasnevin ; Drumcondra ; BallygaU ; and Cardifi's-bridge ; 

 Ir. Flor. Fields near Ball's-bridge, Dublin; Mackay Cat., 

 Ir. Dundalk and Lambeg ; Flor. Ulst. — 7. In West Meath, 

 close to the borders of Longford ; Mr. M. P. Edgeworth. — 

 10. Cremorne, Monaghan; Fbr. Ulst. — 11. Knockglass, 



