Folygala.'] POLTGALEJE. 47- 



Far. oxTPTBEA {Reichh.) is reported from the counties of Antrim, 

 Down, Dublin, Wicklow, Wexford, Kerry, and Galway, and 

 probably occurs on sand-bills all round the coast. 



Sea-level in Antrim and S. Cork. To 1200 ft. (GEAifDiFi,oEA) 

 on Ben JBulben {B. Sf V.). 



P. serpyllacea Weihe. 

 P. depressa "Wend. 



Districts I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. 

 Lat. 51J°-55i°. Throughout Ireland. 



Heaths, bogs, and mountain pastures; frequent. Fl. May- 

 August. CalcifugeA. 



Sea-level in Donegal and S. Cork. To about 2000 ft. in Done- 

 gal {Flor. Ulst.) ; to 2050 in Wicklow {W. C.) ; to 2800 ft. in Kerry 

 {Bruce i8gi). 



OEDEE X.— CAEYOPHYLLE^. 



8AP0NAEIA Linn. 

 1. *S. officinalis Linn. — Soap-wort. 



Districts I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. — X. XI. XII, 



Lat. 57i°-55i°. From South to North. Type, EngHsh. 



Lowland. Banks, hedges, riversides, and waste places, usually 

 near houses and always a relic of cultivation ; not infrequent. Mr 

 August-September. 



"Well established in many parts of the country, as in Co. Dublin 

 along the Eiver Dodder and in its neighbourhood, where it has- 

 maintained itself for 150 years, and in Co. "Wicklow along the- 

 Dargle and Enniskerry rivers. 



SILENE Linn. 



1. S. Cucubalus Wibel. — Madder Campion. 



S. inflata Smith. 



Districts I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII, 



Lat. 51^°-55i°. Throughout Ireland. Type, British. 



Cultivated fields, hedge-banks, and roadsides, chiefly near the- 

 sea ; frequent. Fl. June- August. 



Sea-level to 900 ft. in Dublin {N. C). 



In Co. Cork, Mr. E. A. PhUlips informs us the Var. pxtbebuia. 

 Syme is almost as common as the type. 



