Chlora.] gentianace^. 189 



Oedee Apocynaceje. 

 Vinoa minor (Linn.) and V. major (Linn.) have become 

 naturalized in a few places where they have been originally 

 planted, or have escaped from cultivation. 



OEDEE XLin.— GENTLAJSTACE^. 



CHLORA Linn. 



C. perfoliata (Linn.) — Perfoliate Yellow-wort. 



Districts 123456789-- (12) 



Lat. 51°-55°. South and Middle of Ireland. 



Type in Great Britain, English. 



Pastures on limestone or sand, especially near the sea ; 

 local. Fl. July to September. 



Eare in the South, but occurs in both divisions of the 

 County Cork ; (/. C.) and in Waterford ; {Miss S. Cfrubb). 

 Not nnfrequent in several parts of the middle of Ireland, 

 but very rare in the north. In 1847 Mr. D. Orr found 

 many plants growing on soil that had been thrown up in 

 making the BaUymena railway, about two miles above the 

 Carrickfergus junction, where the plant had probably been 

 introduced. 



ERYTHBJEA Een. 

 1. E. pulehella (Fries.) — Dwarf Centaury. 

 E. Centaurium var. Bentham. 

 Districts 12--------- 12? 



Lat. 51°-52°. South of Ireland— Cork only ? 

 Type in Great Britain, English. 



Sandy sea shores ; very rare. Fl. July to September. 



1. On Cape Clear" Island ; Drummond. Shore near 

 Bantry ; and strand at Glandore ; Mr. J. Sullivan. — 2. Near 

 Youghal (Miss Ball) ; Flor. Cork. — 12. Shore below Bangor 

 (Mr. Templeton). Shore of Strangford Lough, opposite to 

 Newtownards (Mr. Orr). Eathlin (Miss Gage) ; Flor. Ulat. 

 Dr. Dickie fears that some variety of E. Centaurium has 

 been mistaken for E. pulehella in the north of Ireland. 



