Chenopodium.] GHENOPODIACE^. 245 



m«ns. The kind of place, "among corn and potatoes," 

 given in the " Flora of Cork," leads us to believe that some 

 other species is intended; especially as C. urbicum is not 

 included in Mr. Carroll's list. 



K'Eogh (1735) speaks of Elites, Goose-foot, or Sowbane, 

 as then cultivated in gardens. 



3. C. album (Linn.) — White Goose-foot, or I'at Hen. 

 Districts 123456 -89 -11 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout? Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Cultivated and waste land ; frequent. Fl. July to Sept. 



A common weed in many parts of Ireland ; but appears 

 to become less frequent in the west. The form or variety 

 C. viride (Linn.) is also not uncommon. 



4. C. fleifolium (Sm.) — Fig-leaved Goose-foot. 

 G. album var. Bentham. 

 Districts -. 2 --5 ------ 12 



Lat. 52°-55°. South? and East of Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, Germanic. 



Cultivated land and waste places ; very local and rare ; 

 Fl. August and September. 



2. Near Timoleague ; Drummond ; but not found recently ; 

 /. C. Believed to have been seen near Waterford ; Bev. W. 

 W. Newboidd. — 5. Frequent near Dublin ; Wade DiM. About 

 Glasnevin ; Ir. Fhr. Drumcondra, Raheny, Santry, Finglas, 

 Cardiff, and Ballyman ; the Me Mr. J. Whites M.S. Mr. 

 Chandlee has sent us an immature specimen, apparently of 

 C ficifolium, which he gathered on the banks of the Grand 

 Canal, near the tenth lock. 12. Near Belfast 1 sparingly, 

 growing along with C. album ; Mr. D. Orr. 



5. C. murale (Linn.) — Sow-bane, or Nettle-leaved Goose-foot. 

 Districts 12--5------ (12) 



Lat. 53°-54°. South and East of Ireland. 



Type in Great Britain, English, inclining to Germanic. 



"Waste places near towns ; very local and rare. Fl, July 

 to October. 



