Mercurialis.] eufhoebiace^. 261 



castle, Down; Ir. Flor. Dundrum Bay; Mr. S. A. Stewart 



and Flor. Ulst. Sandy warrens at Bushmills, Antrim ; B. M. 



Bushfoot, near the Giant's Causeway ; Mr. S. Stewart. 



Probably also occurs on the west coast. 

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7. E. Peplus (Linn.) — Poty Spurge. 



Districts 123456789 10 11 12 



Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout Ireland. 



Type in Great Britain, British, inclining to English. 



Cultivated land and waste places ; frequent. Fl. Jidy, 



August. 



8. E. exigua (Linn.) — Dwarf Spurge. 

 Districts 12 345 6 7---- 12 

 Lat 51°-56°. From South to North of L-eland. 

 Type in Great Britain, English, inclining to British. 



Cultivated land, on a light soil ; local and rather rare. 

 Fl. June to August. 



Far less abundant than E. hdioscopia and F. Peplus ; rather 

 rare near Cork ; frequent in the midland counties and about 

 Dublin ; local in the North of telaind, though found plenti- 

 fully in some parts of Derry. Appears to be very rare or 

 wanting in the north-west of Ireland. 



MEBGUBIALIS Linn. 

 1. M. perennis (Linn.) Do^s Mercury. 

 Districts ----567-9 10-12 

 Lat. 51°-56°. Middle to North of Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Woods and bushy places ; very rare. Fl. April, May. 



5. Hedges near Finglas ; Wade Bubl. Hedge-bank near 

 Finglas, sparingly ; Bev. H. G. CarroU and A. O. M. — 6. In 

 the Kieber Pass, south of Bell harbour in Burren, Clare ; Mr. 

 F. J. Foot. — 7. Common in the woody grounds about 

 Parsonstown ; Ir. Fhr. (seen there plentifully by B. M.) — 

 9. Two large patches at Hazlewood, Sligo ; the late Mr. J. 

 Wynne. — 10. A single locality near Tartaraghan, Armagh ; 

 Bev. 0. BoUnson. — 12. In a small glen called Altaferna glen, 

 near Ballycastle, Antrim ; B, M. At Langf ord Lodge, near 



