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the runcinate leaves of the former, but the involucral scales 

 are nearly always erect-patent, though not so closely 

 adpressed as in Var. 7. 



Var.t L.^ofesfre (Smith). 



In boggy and marshy meadows, rather rare. 1. Valentia, 

 Kerry ; Itw. S. Madden. — 1 and 2. Ballyphehane bog, &c., 

 near Cork; Fhr. Cork. — 4. Abundant on rocks in the bed 

 of the Dargle; Flor. Hib. — 5. Wet fields behind FuUer's- 

 court, Ballitore ; /. G. Marshy field near Newcastle-Lyons, 

 Dublin ; A. G. M.—9. Ben Bulben ; Flor. Ulst.— 12. Island 

 of Rathlin; Flor. Ulst. Not rare on wet moors and sides 

 of mountains in Antrim ; D. M. 



From sea-level to 1100 feet on Ben Evenagh (Z). Jf.) 



SONCHUS Linn. 

 1. S. oleraceus (Linn.) — Common Sow-thistle. 

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

 Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Cultivated fields, banks, and waste ground ; common. Fl. 

 June to August. 



2. S. asper (Hoffm.) — BoitgJi Sow-thistle. 

 S. oleraceus var. Bentham. 



Districts 123456-89-- 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Cultivated land, hedge-banks, and waste places ; frequent. 

 Fl. June to August. 



Less common apparently than S. oleraceus, but has, no 

 doubt, been overlooked in many places. 



3. S. arvensis (Linn.) — Com Sow-thistle. 

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

 Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain. 



Corn-fields, also in waste ground near the sea ; common. 

 Fl. August, September. 



