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COMPOSITE 



[Cardials 



Carduus nutans L. Musk Thistle. 

 Census 5 — East 1, Centre 0, West 4. 



5 Cork E. Little Island '00, Power Head '98— Phillips. 



9 Clare Inishmore '96 — O'Kelly! Aran and BniTen, local, r. 



12 Wexford +Caim '90, Anghnaclappa— B.&M. i/>S. Tinnybema. 



15 Galw. SE. Oranniore, '85— Mrs. Joyce ! C. Taylor; Kiltartan. 



26 Mayo W. Clare Island, Hon. Emily Lawless— Cy6. II. 



The "West Cork, Kildare, and Antrim records appear to be referable 

 to casuals or errors. 



Carduus crispus L. Welted Thistle. 

 Census 19— East 9, Centre 7, West 3. 



8 Limi'ck. Limerick '00— P. 



9 Clare Corofin '92, Levinge— CyJ. II. 

 11 Kilkny. Kilkenny '00— Phillips. 



14 Queen's Stradbally '98 : not rare — P. 



15 Galw. SE. Castle Taylor— More '55 sgS. 



18 King's Edenderry '96— P. 



19 Kildare Ptobertstown '98 : frequent in north and centre — P. 



21 Dublin fJSTear Mulhuddart '00 : rare— Colgan. 



22 Meath Navan '00 : throughout, frequent— P. 



23 Westmth. By canal near Kenny '99 — P. And in the west, v.r. 



24 Longfd. IS'ewtowncashel and Ballymahon '00 — P. 



30 Cavan Mount IsTugent '96— P. 



31 Louth Dunleer '99 : frequent— P. 



32 Monaghn. Eockcorry '00 — P. Clones — Stewart. Cremorne. 

 34 Dongl. E. Lag '98— Hart 40J. Pare : N. and S. only — Fl. Bon. 



37 Ai-magh Armagh '94 — W. F. Johnson! North only, local— P. 



38 Down St. John's church '96— P. 759. Very rare— i^*^. NE. 



39 Antrim Larne '95— P. Yery rare— i^/. iV"^. 



40 L'derry Magilligan '95— P. 



Chiefly about villages and waste ground in the east, and possibly 

 introduced in many of its stations. 



Cnicus lanceolatus Willd, Spear Thistle. 

 Divisions all. Common. 



Cnicus palustris Willd. 

 Divisions all. Common. 



