242 PLANTAGiNACEiE. [Phntago. 



2. P. maritima (Linn.) — Sea Plantain. 

 Districts, 12-456--9-1112 

 Lat. 51°-56°. Coasts of all Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, Britisli. 



Muddy and rocky sea-shores ; common. Also on hilly 

 pastures and mountains inland. Fl. June to September. 



6. Inland, common on the rpcky pastures about Castle 

 Taylor, Galway, at about 60 or 70 feet ; A. G. M. — 8. On 

 Letteiy Mountain, Connemara (P. LoeJUngii) ; Wade Gallovid 

 and Sar. On the shores of Lough Cullin and Lough Conn, 

 Mayo ; A.G. M. — 9. Shores of Lough Carra, Mayo ; A. G. M. 

 — 12. On many of the basaltic mountains in Derry, rising 

 to 1500 feet on Oarntogher ; D. M. 



From sea-level, on the coast, to 1500 feet or higher on the 

 mountains. 



3, T. lanceolata (Linn.) — Sib-wort Plantain. 

 Districts 123456789 10 11 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Meadows and pastures ; common. Fl. June, July. 



A form with very broad and shaggy leaves occurs on the 

 Islaild of Eathlin and elsewhere on the coast. 



4. P. major (Linn.) — Way-bread, or Great Plantain. 

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

 Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



• Pastures, way-sides, and waste places ; common. Fl. 

 June to August. 



[Plantago me&a (Linn.) has been sparingly found in a 

 few places, where it is supposed to have been introduced 

 with gras? seeds. Mr, Carroll has seen one or two plants 

 near Cork. "The lands of Pea-hill, below Feltrum-hill," 

 are given as a locality in the " Irish Flora ;" and Mackay, 

 in his " Catalogue," mentions Skerries, on the authority of 

 Mr. Underwood. It has been recently noticed in a pasture 

 field close to HoUymount House, Mayo \ A. G. M. A 



