Matricaria] 



COMPOSITiE 



177 



26 Mayo E. Foxford roadside '00 — P. C. along lines of railway. 



27 Mayo W. Newport, Westport, roads, c. '99 — Colgan. Foxford, 



Ballina, roads, c. '00 — P. 



30 Cavan Railway at Drumhawnagh. '00 — P. 



31 Louth Drogheda, Oldbridge, roadsides, '00 — Colgan 322. 



32 MonagLn. Railway at Monaghan '00 — Somerville. 



37 Armagh Railway between Portadown and Lni'gan '00, R. Hanna 

 — Stewart Syi. 



The above records convey a good idea of the amazing spread of 

 this North American plant over Central Ireland in recent years. First 

 observed in 1894 in Co. Dublin (Colgan ^7^). Still almost confined 

 to railways and roadsides near towns. 



^Tanacetum vulgare L. Tansy. 



Divisions all, except 10, 15, 17, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32. Thoroughly 

 naturalized, but never far from houses, and at best an obvious escape. 



J Artemisia AbsintMum L. Wormwood. 



Census 18 — East 10, Centre 1, West 7. 



Castlegregory '00 — Scully. 



Cape Clear and Sherkin Island '96 : rare — Phillips. 

 Gyleen '98 : rare— Phillips. 

 Dungarvan '99 — P. Frequent. 

 Inishmore '66^Wright g20. 

 Thomastown '98 : Nore valley frequent — P. 

 Nethertown and Lady's Island '82 — 'Kwt j 84. Rare. 

 Bagenalstown '99 : frequent along the Barrow — P. 

 Grantstown '98 — P. 



Kilcolgan '99 — P, Frequent in the west. 

 Kilbeg feriy '99— P. 

 , Oranmore, Ballindooly, Kilbeg, '99 — P. 

 Near Levitstown '99 — P. 



Wicklow '97 : fi'equent, chiefly on the coast — P. 

 Grlenasmole '00 — Colgan. Lambay I. — Hartj/^. 

 Whitestown '00, Killencoole '96— P. 

 Eondi'um, Fanet, Ray — Fl. Bon. 

 St. John's Point '66, Stewart— i^/. NE. 



Chiefly in the southern half of Ireland, about villages and houses. 

 Well established, but probably nowhere native. 



E.I. A. PROC, SER. III., VOL. VII. N 



1 



Kerry S. 



3 



Cork W. 



5 



Cork E. 



6 



Waterfd. 



9 



Clare 



11 



Kilkny. 



12 



Wexford 



13 



Carlow 



14 



Queen's 



15 



Galw. SE. 



16 Galw. W. 



17 



Galw. NE 



19 



Kildare 



20 



Wicklow 



21 



Dublin 



31 



Louth 



35 



Dongl.W. 



38 



Down 



