186 COMPOSITiE. \_Tussilago. 



TUSSILAGO Linn. 

 1. T. Farfara Linn. — Coltsfoot. 



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



tat. 51^°-55J°. Throughout Ireland. Type, British. 



Moist clay banis, damp fields, and gravelly places ; common. 

 Fl. February-April. Caleicole B. 



Sea-level ia IST. Kerry and S. Cork. To 1700 ft. in Ben Bulben 

 district {B. Sf r.) ; to 1900 ft. in Down {8. SfP.). 



PETASITES Linn. 



1. *P. fragrans Presl — Winter Heliotrope. 



Nardosmia fragra/ns Eeichb. 



Districts I. II. III. IV. V. VI. XL Xn. 



Shady roadsides, moist banks, and waste places ; frequent and 

 locally abundant. Fl. December. 



A native of Southern Italy, formerly much planted in copses 

 and shrubberies, and frequently rejected on account of its aggressive 

 habit. Now thoroughly established in the country, and abundant 

 along roadsides in many places. 



2. P. officinalis Moench — Butter Bwr. 



P. vulga/ris Desf. 



SibernieS pub6l {Pool-hole). 



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



Lat. 51J°-56i°. Throughout Ireland. Type, British-English, 



Eiver-banks and damp meadows ; frequent. Fl. April-May. 



Sea-level in Donegal and Kerry. To 800 ft. in DubUn (iV. G.) ; 

 but usually lowland. 



SENECIO Linn. 



1. S. vulgaris Linn. — Groundsel. 



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



Lat. 51J°-55i°. Throughout Ireland. 7)/pe, British. 



Cultivated ground and waste places ; common. Fl. Throughout 

 the year. 



