180 



COMPOSITE 



[Carlina 



Mullagli and Askeaton abundant '00 — P. 



Black Head '99 — Miss Knowles. ISTortli c, south v. r, 



Eapla '99 : jN'W. half frequent— P. Lough Derg c. 



Thomastown '98 : local — P. 



Eosslare '96 — Marshall. Coast frequent, v. r. inland. 



Leighlinbridge '97 : frequent, local — P, 



Maryborough '96 — P. Throughout frequent. 



Loughrea '97 : common — P. 



Roundstone '96 — P. Abundant along east margin. 



Xnockmae '00 : common — P. 



Clara '99 : throughout, very frequent — P. 



Hobertstown '98 — P. Eather frequent. 



Glenmalure '97 — Colgan. Coast f., inland v. r, 



Greenhills '00 : frequent — Colgan. 



Lough Sheelin '96 — P. 



Knock Eyon '99, and common in the west — ^^P. 



I^ewtowncashel '00 : common on Lough Eee— P. 



Mote Park '97 : common in the south — 'P. 



Callow '00 — P. Common in the south. 



Lough Conn '00— P. West of Castlebar '99— Marshall. 



Mount Nugent '96— P. 



St. John's Point— i^/. J)on. 



Ballykinler '00— Waddell. EathmuUen '00— P. 



Ballycastle, Miss Kincks—Fl. Uld. '64. 



Strongly calcicole. A characteristic Central Plain species, extend- 

 ing sparingly into the extreme north and south along the coast sand- 

 hills. Occasionally absent from or rare on the limestone, as in Meath 

 and the north-west, or found far from it, as in Wicklow. A Kne drawn 

 from Killala to Drogheda marks the limit of its continuous range. 



8 



Limrck. 



9 



Clare 



10 



Tipp. IT. 



11 



Kilkny. 



12 



Wexford 



13 



Carlow 



14 Queen's 



15 



Galw. SE. 



16 



Galw. W. 



17 



Galw. NE. 



18 



King's 



19 



Kildare 



20 



Wicklow 



21 



Dublin 



22 



Meath 



23 



Westmth. 



24 Longfd. 



25 



Eoscomn. 



26 



Mayo E. 



27 



Mayo W. 



30 



Cavan 



35 



Dongl. W. 



38 



Down 



39 



Antrim 



Arctium maj us Bernh. Burdock (genus). 

 Census 6— East 4, Centre 2, West 0. 



21 Dublin St. Doolagh's '96— P. 



22 Meath ITear Oldcastle '96— P. " . 

 25 Eoscomn. Ballinasloe '99 — P. 



30 Cavan South end of Lough Eamor '96—P. 



31 Louth Blackrock '96—P. 



37 Ai-magh Near Loughgall '92— P. 



Possibly frequent ; Irish Burdocks have not been investigated 

 except in one or two localities. 



