302 CHEJSrOPODIACE^. lAiriphx. 



2. A. erecta Huds. — Upright Oraohe. 



A. patula Linn.. 



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



Lat. 51i°-65i. Tlirouglioiit Ireland, protably. Type, British. 



Cultivated and waste ground ; common. Fl. July-September. 



Va/r. mQ-vsnsovu^ {SmitK) — Throughout Ireland and apparently 

 more common than the type. 



Sea-level to 1250 ft. in Dublin {N. C). 



3. A. hastata Linn. — Halbert-lemed Oraehe. 



A. patula Smith. 



Districts I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. LK. X. XL XIL 



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



Cultivated and waste ground ; frequent. Fl. July-September. 



Var. DBLTomBA {Bab.). Eeoorded from the coasts of Dublin,. 

 Wicklow, "Waterford, Cork, Donegal, Derry, Antrim, and Down,, 

 and probably occurs in all our maritime counties. 



4. A. Babingtonii Woods — Babington's Sea- Oraehe. 



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



Lat. 51i°-55i°. Coasts of all Irelaud. Type, British. 



Gravelly and sandy seashores ; common. M. July-September. 



5. A. fariuosa Dum. — Mealy Sea- Oraehe. 



A. arenaria "Woods — A. laeiniata JAmx.mpart. 



Districts — — — — V. — — — — — — XII. 



Lat. 53^°-55J°. East coast only. Type. British-Local. 



Sandy seashores ; rare. M. July-September. 



V. Shore at Knockingen and Balbriggan : Mack. Bar. At the 

 Martello Tower below Sutton, and between Howth and Baldoyle : 

 Ir. Mor. — ^not seen recently in these stations. Sandy shore at 

 Portrane and Gormanstown, and south bank of the estuary below 

 Drogheda, but quite rare [More) : Bee. Aid. Sands at the Boyne 

 mouth: Praeger iSg'j. Several plants at Lurgan Green, Louth, 

 XmZ; Cecil Butler. Skerries, 1892; B. McArdle.—XIl. Shore 

 of Island Magee, 1808 ; sands north of Newcastle, 1805 ; and sea- 

 shore a mile below Bangor : Templeton MS. Still on the shore 



