262 SCEOPHULAEINE^. IVermica. 



V. polita Fries. 



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



Lat. 61i^°-55i°. Througliout Ireland. Jh)pe, British-Englisli. 

 Cultivated ground, waste places, &c. ; common (?). i^. Apr .-Sept. 



3. *V. Tournefortii C. Gmel. — Persian Speednoell. 

 V. Buxbawmii Ten. — V. persica Poir. 



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



Lat. 51i-°-55i°. Througkout Ireland. Type, English. 



Cultivatedland and waste places; common, i^/. Marcli-September. 



An introduced weed of cultivated ground wHcli appears to have 

 been first noticed in Ireland, near Cork, before 1845, and has since 

 spread throughout the country. 



Sea-level to 960 ft. in Dublin (iV. C). 



4. V. arvensis Linn. — Wall Speedwell. 



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



Lat. 51i°-5SJ°. Throughout Ireland. Type, British. 



Fields, walls, waste places, &c. ; common. Fl. April-July. 

 Sea-level in Derry and S. Cork. To 1 600 ft. in Dublin (iT. C). 



6. V. serpyllifolia Linn. — Thyme-lewoed Speedwell. 



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



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



Moist pastures, heaths, waste places, &c. ; common. M. May-^Tuly. 



Sea-level in IS. Deny and S. Cork. To 1450 ft. in Derry 

 {Eart) ; to 1600 ft. in DubHn (iV. C.) ; to 1780 ft. in Kerry {Sart). 



• 

 6. V. officinalis Linn. — Common Speedwell. 



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



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



Heaths, banks, and rocky places ia light soils ; rather common. 

 Fl. June-August. Caleifuge C. 



Sea-level in Derry and S. Cork. To 2050 ft. in Donegal {Rart) ; 

 to 2400 ft. in Kerry {Bruce i8gi). 



