Obione.'] chenopodiace^. 249 



Var. p deltoidea (A. deltoidea Bab.) 



Waste places chiefly near the sea, probably not rare. 

 Common about Dublin, and occurs also in Wicklow, Cork, 

 and Waterford. Dr. Dickie describes it as frequent in Ulster. 



4. A. Babingtonii (Woods). — Bdbington's Sea-Orache. 

 A. patula var. Bentham. A rosea Bab. olim. 

 Districts 12-45--8---12 

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

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Sea shores ; common. Fl. July to September. 



Probably abundant round all the shores of Ireland, but 

 this and the other species of AtripUx have received little 

 attention from collectors. 



5. A. arenaria (Woods). — Frosted Sea-Orache. 

 A. laciniata (Sm.) Brit Flor. A. rosea (JJinn.) Bentham. 

 Districts l?---5---9--12 

 Lat. 51°-56°. On various parts of the coast. 

 Type in Great Britain, British, probably. 



Sandy sea-shores ; rare and local. Fl. July to September. 



1 ? On the side of the River Lee, below Cork ; Mackay 

 Bar. — 5. At the Martello tower below Sutton ; and between 

 Howth and Baldoyle ; Ir. Flor. Shore at Knockingen, near 

 Balbriggan ; Mackay Bar. — 9. Plentiful on an island in the 

 Bay of Sligo, opposite Cummin ; Mackay Bar. — 12. Near 

 Bangor and Island Magee (Mr. Templeton) Flor. Hib. 

 Frequent in Ulster ; Fhr. Ulst. 



The distribution of this species is very imperfectly known, 

 as its localities have seldom been distinguished from those of 

 A, Babingtonii. 



OBIONE Gaert. 

 1. O. portulacoides (Moq.) — Sea Purslane. 

 Atriplex portulacoides (Linn.), Brit. Flor., Flor. Hib. 

 Districts 12--5 ------- 



Lat. 51°-54°. South and East coasts of Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, English. 



Muddy and rocky sea-shores ; very local and rare. Fl. 

 August, September. 



