164 COMPOSiTiE. [Carduus. 



Malin ; Flor. Ulst. Roadsides near Culdaff, Donegal ; Mr. 

 G. Moore. — 12. Frequent about Moneymore, Derry ; road- 

 side at Milltown, Down ; near Belfast ; at Antrim ; Flor. 

 Ulst. Quarry-hill, Moira ; Mr. S. A. Stewart. Not rare in 

 sandy fields at Magilligan, Derry; Curran of Lame, and 

 other places in Antrim ; D. M. 



3. C. temiiflorus (Curt.) — Slender-flowered Thistle. 

 G. pycnocephalus (Jacq.), Bentham. 



Districts 1234567--- 11 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°- From South to North of Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, English, inclining to British. 



Waste sandy places ; frequent near the coast ; rare inland. 

 Fl. June to August. 



Professor Melville has seen it far inland, growing on a hill 

 to the west of Edenderry, King's County. 



4. C. lanceolatus (Linn.) — Spear Thistle. 

 Cnicus lanceolatus (WiUd.), Brit. Flor. and Flor Hib. 

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

 Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout Ireland. 



Type in Great Britain, British. 



Pastures and wastes ; common. Fl. July, August. 

 From sea-level to 1100 feet on the basaltic hiUs of Derry. 



5. C. arvensis (Curt.) — Greeping Thistle. 

 Cnicus arvensis (Hoffm.), Brit. Flor. and Flor. Hib. 

 Districts 123456789 10 11 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout Ireland. 



Type in Great Britain, British. 



Fields and way-sides ; common. Fl. July, August. 



6. C. palustris (Linn.) — Marsh Thistle. 

 Gnicus palustris ("Willd.), Brit. Flor. and Flor. Hib. 

 Districts 123456789 10 11 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Wet meadows and marshy places; common. Fl. July, 

 August. 



