Origanum.] LABIATE. 281 



Antrim (Moore) : Cyl. "Walls of Templepatrick graveyard, Down 

 {R. JSanna) ; at EgUnton, Deny {Mrs. Leebody) : S. 8f P. iSg^. 

 "Very rare in the North-East, and perhaps introduced or an escape in 

 many of the stations : Flor. N.-E. 



Abundant in many places in the southern half of Ireland ; rare 

 and apparently introduced in the North. 



THYMUS Linn. 



1. T. Serpyllum Linn. — Wild Thyme. 



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



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



Banks, rocky places, &c. ; rather common. JFl. June-August. 



Sea-level in N. Donegal and S. Cork. To 1800 ft. in Donegal, 

 2050 ft. in Down, 2680 ft. in Mayo, and 3230 ft. in Kerry {Sa/rt). 



Though widespread in Ireland, this species is absent over large 

 areas, and is generally rarer inland than near the coast. 



T. Chamced/rys Fries. 



Districts I. II. — — — — — — — — — — 



Sandhills, &c. ; apparently very rare. Fl. July-August. 



I. Sandhills at Banna near Ardfert, Kerry : R. W. S. i88g. — 



II. In a pasture near Whitegate, Cork, 1897 ; Phillips. 



CALAMINTHA Linn. 



1. JC. Acinos Clairv. — Basil Thyme. 



C. arvensis Lamk. 



Districts III. IV. V. — VII. _ _ _ 



Lat. 52i°-63i°. South-East chiefly. Type, British-English. 



Lowland. Gravelly places and in cultivated fields in light 

 soils ; very rare. Fl. July-August. 



III. On the esker, south and north of the railway at Maiy- 

 horough. Queen's Co. : Praeger iSgy. — IV. On the Murrough of 

 "Wioklow, on gravelly hanks, sparingly {Moore) : Cyh. A colonist 

 in clover fields at Knockmore and Mangan, "Wexford, and several 

 times in profusion in crops about Ballyhyland, "Wexford : Moffat 

 i88g, Sfc. — V. Near Athy, 1838 {Miss Trench); and in a sandy 

 field at Portmamock, Dublin, 1840 : Maeha/y i85g. Abundant in 



