200 SOLANACEiE. \_Solanum. 



Bog ; flelds near Dundonald ; Flor, Ulst. Abundant on the 

 sandy warrens near Portrush and Bushmills, Antrim ; D, M. 

 These are the only localities at present known, but the 

 plant will no doubt be found in other places, and is especially 

 likely to occur in the south of Ireland. 



6. M. versicolor (Linn.) — YeMow-and-blue Scorpipn-grc^s. 

 Districts 123456789 10 11 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Pastures and banks ; frequent. Fl. May, June. 



ORDER XLVL— SOLANACE^. 



SOLANUM Linn. 



1. + S. nigrum (Linn.) — Black Nightshade. 



Districts l_--5-7----}2 



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



Type in Great Britain, English. 



Cultivated ground, and waste places; very rare. Fl. 

 July to September. 



1. Near the old Abbey of Timoleague, Cork ; Drummond. 

 By the side of the niiddle Glanmire rpad ; East Ferry, Great 

 Island ; i^pr. Cork. In South Cork oiUy ; Prof. E. Murphy, 

 and not seen by Mr. Carroll. — 5. Waste places and old dung- 

 hills near Dublii;,; Fhr. Hib. On an old dunghill, near 

 Richmond ; Mackay Cat. Ir. — 7. Edenderry, King's County, 

 1854; Mr. T. Chandlee sped — 12. In Copeland Islands 

 [Down], and on the main land opposite (Mr. Campbell) Fhr, 

 Hib. 



The seeds of this plant are very liable to be carried in 

 ballast and manure. 



2, S. Dulcamara (Linn.) — Bitter-sweet. 

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

 Lat • 51°-5,6^. From South to North of Ireland. 

 Type ,yi Great Britsdn, British, inclining to English. 



