192 COMPOSITE. 



Bay {Hart) : Jtec. Add.—Vlll. On Inishbofin : More iSyd.— 

 IX. Near Foxford, Mayo (More) : Cyh. Frequent by roadsides 

 near Drumsliambo, Lettrim : Stewart 1885. — X. Eoadside near 

 Washing Bay, Lougb Neagb, Tyrone {Miss M. C. Enowles) : Ir. 

 Nat. iSg'j. — XI. In Toi-y Island : Bwrrington i87g. — XII. Com- 

 mon on roadsides and in -waste ground in Kathlin Island : Stewmi 

 1884. At Benderg Bay and by tte old road from BaUinahinch to 

 Drumaness, Co. Down; quarry at Ballygalley Head, Antrim 

 (Stewart) ; at Magilligan, Deny {Mrs. Leelody) : S.SfP. i8gj. 



CAEDTTUS Linn. 

 1. C. pycnoeeplialTis Jaoq. — Slender-flowered Thistle. 



C. tenuiflorits Curtis. 



Districts I. II. III. lY. V. VI. VII. — IX. — XI. XH. 



Lat. 51^°-55i°. Prom South to North. Type, English-British. 



Lowland. Waste sandy places ; locally abundant near the sea, 

 much rarer inland. Fl. June-August. 



Very rare in Eerry and in Donegal. Occurs not infrequently 

 in inland stations, but usually in small quantity and apparently as 

 an introduction. 



2. fC. nutans Linn. — Musk Thistle^ 



Districts — II. — IV. — VI. — VIII. — — _ — 

 Lat. 62°-53f °. Southern half of Ireland. Type, English. 



Lowland. Fields, banks, waysides, and waste places; rare. 

 Fl. July-August. Calcicole B. 



II. Waste gi'ound on Little Island, Cork : Brummond 1820. 

 Still on Little Island, about fifty plants, and fairly plentiful in culti- 

 vated fields and on cliffs at Power Head : . PA«.'&>s 18^5. — IV. On 

 a headland by the sea, about four miles north of Blackwater Head, 

 Wexford: BLwrt i88ia. In fallows at Aughnaclappa, Wexford: 

 Moffat i88g.—YI. By the roadside between Gort and Corofin, 

 sparingly: Mack Bar. In north Clai-e {J. Foot): Cyb. Near 

 Kiltartan, Galway (C. Carter): Bhytol 1846, p. j/j. Near 

 Castle Taylor, Galway, in some plenty : More 1855. Near KQronan, 

 Aranmore island : Ogilly 1843. At the Seven Churches, Aranmore 

 island and near the landing place on Middle Island : Ewrt 18'js. 

 Near the abbey, Corcomroe, Clai-e, 1892; P. B. G" Kelly. On the 



