Sibthorpia.] SCEOPHTJLAEINEiE. 261 



Dingle, Septr. 1805," is preserved in ijhe Admiral Jones herbarium, 

 Science and Art MuseTim, Dublin. 



Confined to tbe Dingle peninsula, wbere it has a very restricted 

 range of some 20 miles from east to west, and 7 miles from north, to 

 south. 



DIGITALIS Linn. 

 1. D. purpurea Linn. — Fox-glove. 



Mibernici Luf Tn6p {Loos more), Great Plant — TTleipinige puca 

 {Maw-een-yee phoo-ha), Fawy fingers — TTIeapacdn beaps 

 (Mair-a-camn dharrig), Red Thimlle. 

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

 Lat. 51i°-56i°. Thi-oughout Ireland. Type, British. 



Heaths, woods, banks, &c. ; frequent. Fl. June-August. 

 Caloifuge A. 



Sea-level in Derry and S. Cork. To 1560 ft. in Donegal {Ha/rt) ; 

 to 1700 ft. Ben Bulben district {B. SfV.); to 1900 ft. in Mayo and 

 to 2250 ft. in Kerry {Ra/rt). 



VEEONICA Linn. 



1. v. hedersefolia Linn. — Ivy -learned Speedwell. 



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

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



Cultivated ground and waste places ; common. Fl. March- 

 August. 



Sea-level in Donegal and S. Cork. To 950 ft. in Dublin (iV. C). 



2. V. agrestis Linn. — Field Speedwell. 



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



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



Cultivated land, waste places, &c. ; frequent (?). Fl. April- 

 September. 



Though widespread in Ireland, this plant is apparently much 

 rarer than V. polita. The two are, so often confounded, however, 

 that it seems imprudent to make any positive general statement as 

 to their relative frequency. 



