Mertenaia.] boeaginace^. 197 



in County Wexford; Mr. J. Morrison. — 5. Portmarnook; 

 and between Skerries and Balbriggan ; D. M. Once or 

 twice near Ballitore, in corn, i&c. ; /. C. In Kildare, but 

 rare ; Mr. F. HaitgMon. Mansfieldstown, Louth ; Flor. Hib. — 

 12. Belfast; Holywood; Moneymore; Newcastle; Dun drum; 

 Flor. Ulst. 



Often introduced with corn and hay seeds, but appears to 

 be indigenous in the vicinity of the east coast. 



MEBTENSIA Roth. 

 1. M. maritima (Don) — Sea Gromwell. 

 LHhospermum maritimum (Lehm.) Flor. Hib. 

 Districts 1? - - 4 5 ----- 11 12 

 Lat. 51° or 52°-56°. West ? East, and North coasts of Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, Scottish. 



Sandy or shingly sea-shores ; local and rare. Fl. May to 

 August. 



1 ? On the beach near Beal Castle, Kerry ; Smith's " Kerry " 

 (sub, Echium marinurr^. — 4. Plentiful on the Murrough of 

 Wicklow, where it was first discovered by Sherard. — 5. Coast 

 between Balbriggan and Skerries ; Fhr. Hib. Near Bal- 

 briggan and Skerries ; Wade Bar. — 11. Point of Nonvany, 

 Donegal ; Mr. G. Moore. — 12. Coast near Dundrum ; Flor. 

 Hib. Newcastle, Down ; Rev. W. M. Hind. BaUock, County 

 Down coast ; Island Magee ; near Castlerock station, Derry 

 line ; Flor. Ulst. Garron Head, Antrim ; D. M. Gravelly 

 shore between Greencastle and the lighthouse, Down ; Ir. 

 Flor. 



LITHOSPERMUM Linn. 

 1. L. officinale (Linn.) — Common Gromwell. 

 Districts 123-5678- 10 -12 

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

 Type in Great Britain, British, inclining to English, 



Dry fields and waste stony places' ; rather rare. Fl. June 

 to August. 



1 and 2. Rare near Cork, but occurs in both divisions of 



