Seneeio.] COMPOSITJE. 187 



Sea-level in N. Donegal and S. Cork. To 1150 ft. in Deny and 

 to 1500 ft. in Tipperary (Mart). 



Var. KADiATirs JTocA— I. Abundant about Killamey railway 

 station, Kerry, and along tbe line : It. W. S. i8qo. About Cork 

 {Carroll): Cyl. Fear Ballineen; Scbull; Baltimore; and Skib- 

 bereen, 1896; and particularly abundant about Passage West; 

 railway at Kilcrea, and abundant along the railway from Cork to 

 Skibbereen, 1897; Phillies. — II. Prequent about Cork on railways 

 and roadsides, as at Tivoli ; near Leemount; at Fota, &o. ; Phillips. 

 On tbe railway at Dooniskey near Macroom ; R. W. S. ClasbgarifE 

 Bridge near Coachford, 1897; Phillips. 



First observed by Isaac CarroU, at Cork, before 1866 : CyJ. 



Var. HTBEENiCA Si/me — S. vulgaris x squalidus? — I. By tbe 

 western road, Cork, 1894 ; by. tbe Marina, and between Cork and 

 Blackrock, 1896; and— II. Gravel-pits in Dodge's Glen, 1894-96; 

 roadside and railway embankment at Tivoli, 1890-96 ; Phillips. 



Much diversity of opinion exists as to the standing of this 

 interesting plant. Its hybrid origin has been denied by Boswell 

 Syme, who identifies it with S. vernalis ("W. & K.) ; H. C. "Watson 

 has referred it to S. orassifolius (WiUd.), and, finally. Dr. Fooke 

 accepts it as 8. vulgaris x sgmUchis in his work on hybrids. A 

 fiindlar plant has been observed near Tregantle, E. Cornwall, 



First noticed near Cork by Carroll who sent specimens to 

 Professor Babington in 1863. See £ot. Ex. Club Reports, 1875- 

 76-77 and -80. 



2. S. sylvaticus Linn. — Seath Groundsel. 



Districts I. II. Ill, rV". V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. 



Lat. 51^°-55i°. Throughout Ireland. %)«, British. 



Heaths, moors, and sandy banks ; frequent. Fl. June-August. 

 Calcifuge A. 



Sea-level in N. Antrim and S. Cork. To 800 ft. in Down 

 iS. Sj-P.) ; to 1000 ft. in Kerry {Hart). 



3. *S. viscosus Linn. — Sticky Groundsel. 



Districts __Y. _ [XII.] 



Gravelly and sandy ground near the sea ; very rare. Fl. July- 

 September. 



V. Sandy places by the sea, especiallybetweenClontarf andHowth: 

 Wade Buhl. I'jg4. Dry, rubbishy ground in the vicinity of Dublin 



