Gentiana."]. gentianace^. 191 



Pastures, mostly on limestone ; rather local. Fl, July, 

 August. 



Very rare in the south. 1. Plentiful, with G. campestris, 

 along the Bandon river, near Ballinadee; Prof. E. Murphy. 

 £oad-side near Kinsale ; Mr. J. Sullivan. — 2. In north Cork, 

 near Doncraile ; Mr. T. Wright. Frequent in many parts of 

 the middle of Ireland. Bare in the north. On Keady moun- 

 tain only in Derry ; D. M. Cave Hill, &c., in Antrim ; 

 Fbr. UM. 



From sea-level to 700 feet on Keady (Z). M.) 



2. G. campestris (Linn.) — Field Gentian. 

 Districts 123456789- 11 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British, inclining to Scottish. 



HDly pastures, chiefly on limestone ; frequent. Fl. July, 

 August. 



Not a common species, but appears to be more widely 

 distributed than G. Afnardla, and is especially plentiful 

 on the basaltic formation in Derry and Antrim (I). M.) 

 Much more common in the west than on the east side of 

 Ireland. 



Ranges from sea-level to 1000 feet in Derry (D. M.). 



3. G. verna (Linn.) — Spring Gentian. 

 Districts ___-_6-89--- 

 Lat. 53°-54°. West of Ireland— Clare, Galway, Mayo. 

 Type in Great Britain, Intermediate. 



Calcareous pastures ; very local. Fl. April, May. 



6. Plentiful on the Burren mountains, near Gort ; Flor. 

 Sib. All over the limestone of Burren, and on the sand- 

 hills of the shore; Mr. F. J. Foot. Between Gort and 

 Lough Cooter Castle; I). M. In the mountains betwixt 

 Gort and Galloway, abundantly (Mr. Heaton),; How, Phyt, 

 Brit. (1650). At Castle Taylor, Galwa,y ; Wacl^Mar. (plen- 

 tiful ; A. G. M.) Near the town of Galway, on the ea^t gide ; 

 Prof. MelviUe. Great Island of Arran ; D. M.S.. JTo the 

 west of Galway, on limestone drift; Prof. ■ Melville. On 



