236 PEIMULACE^. [Hottonia. 



Pastures and banks, woods, &c. ; common. Fl. April, 

 May. 



The Oxlip, which, is now generally considered a hybrid 

 between the Primrose and Cowslip, occurs occasionally in 

 places where the two species grow together. The true P. 

 elatior of Jacquin has not been found in Ireland. 



From sea-level to 1000 feet on the basalt in Derry. 



2. P. veris (Linn.) — Cowslip. 

 Districts 123456789 10 -12 

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

 Type in Great Britain, British, inclining to English. 



Meadows and pastures; rare in the northern counties. 

 Fl. April, May. 



Very rare in the north and north-west. Frequent about 

 LoughgaU, Armagh (where the Primrose is exceedingly rare) ; 

 A. G. M. Professor MelviUe finds the Cowslip to the west 

 of the town of Galway, and it is not unf requent in the eastern 

 division of the county. It is marked in Mr. Wynne's list as 

 occurring in Sligo. In Derry, Dr. Moore has seen it in two 

 localities only, viz., by the river Eoe, below Dungiven, very 

 sparingly; and on the lawn in Derrynoid demesne, near 

 BaUinascreen, where it had possibly been introduced. Lur- 

 gan; White-house;- Cave Hill, near Belfast, are the only 

 stations given in the Flora of Ulster. Miss Maffett finds the 

 Cowslip in Castle Dobbs Demesne, near Carrickfergus, 

 Antrim. 



Mr. Bentham. considers the Cowslip and Primrose as 

 varieties of the same species. 



HOTTONIA Linn. 



1. H. palustris (Linn.) — Water Violet. 



District _-___------ 12 



Lat. 54°-55°. North-east of Ireland — ^Down only. 

 Type in Great Britain, English, inclining to Germanic. 

 Ditches and pools ; very rare. Fl. May, June. 

 12. In ditches or drains near Downpatrick, County Down 

 (Dr. Kennedy) ; Fbr. Hib. (The late Mr. Templeton planted 

 it in his pond at Cranmore, near Belfast.) 



