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E. cerniia (Linn.) — Common in ditches at the sonth and west of the 

 lough. 



Arctium minus (Schk.) — A plant with larger heads than usual; but 

 Professor Babington considers that I am right in placing it under 

 A. minus. 



A. intermedium (Lange). — Frequent by roadsides near Drumshambo ; 

 called by the natives " Crawthon." 



Centaurea nigra (Linn.) — Common. 



Carduus lanceolatus (Linn.) — Common. 



C. palustris (Linn.) — Common. 



C. arvensis (Linn.) — Aboiit Lough Allen ; not common. 



C. pratensis (Huds.) — I^ear the lough; rare. 



Lapsana communis (Linn.) — By the lough; not common. 



Hypochseris radicata (Linn.) — Very common. 



Leontodon autumnalis (Linn.) — By the lough; frequent. 



L. taraxieum (Linn.) — Common. 



Sonchus oleraceus (Linn.) — Dowra and Drumkeerin; not common. 



S. asper (Hoff.) — Walls of the disused iron works at Arigna, Co. Eos- 

 common ; rare. 



Crepis virens (Linn.) — By Lough Allen, and ascends to 1600 feet on 

 Slieveanierin. 



Hieracium pilosella (Linn.) — Common. 



H. vulgatum (Pries.) — Sandstone rocks, Slievenakilla ; very rare. 



The absence of hawkweeds from the damp ledges of rock is re- 

 markable. 



Aqtjifoliace^. 



Ilex aquifolium (Linn.) — East side of the lough; rare. 



Gentiance^. 



Erythrsea centaureum (Pers.) — Only found near Drumshambo, on the 



limestone. 

 Menyanthes trifoliata (Linn.) — South end of the lough; not common. 



BOEAGINACE^. 



Myosotis palustris (With.) — Plentiful about the lough. 



M. repens (Don.) — Rare by the lough; frequent on Slieveanierin and 



Slievenakilla; ascending to 1500 feet. 

 M. caespitosa (Schultz). — Common in wet places. 

 M. arvensis (Lehm.) — Boadsides and fields about Dowra, Co. Cavan. 

 M. versicolor (Reich.) — Frequent. 



ScROPHULARIACEiE. 



Digitalis purpurea (Linn.) — Very abundant; rises to 1500 feet on the 



mountains. 

 Scrophularia aquatica (Linn.) — In two or three spots on the west side 



of the loush ; rare. 



