Sumulus.'] TJETICACE^. 319 



Flor. Sowth. Hedges near the ruins of Tjrmon Castle, Co. DubKn, 

 1882-97 ; N. C— YI. Old walls at tlie west end of Corofin, Clare : 

 Wade Rmr. In tlie Soutli IsleS of Aran, among the limestone 

 rocks, 1805 : Mack Bar. In several parts of Aranmore, near 

 ruins: Hart iSy^. Near Buniatty Castle, Clare, 1851 : O'MahonAf 

 i860. Abundant on old walls near Ennis, Clare : Carry 1880. — 

 VII. Hedges near Nenagh, Tipperary : Maclc. Ran-. Near Birr, in 

 Tipperary : Wade Ra/r. Killough Bridge and near Ardflnnan on 

 the Suir : Sart 1885 a. — IX. On an island at Rockingham, 

 Eoscommon {Rev. S. Madden) ; near the old abbey of Mayo {Fro/. 

 Melville) ; near Eoxford, Mayo {More) ; plentiful by roadsides near 

 Sligo {Moore) : Cyh. — X. Hedges near the Callan river west of 

 Loughgall, Armagh : Praeger i8g^. — XI. Near Carrick : Sort 

 1886. — XII. About the ruins of Grey Abbey, Down : Ir. Flor. 

 By a rivulet from Ballymenock to the sea {F. Whitla) ; es- 

 capes from cultivation, not established m the North-East : Flor. 



jsr.-F. 



Chiefly in the neighbourhood of ruins and long estabUshed in 

 many stations, but in all cases an obvious relic of cultivation. 



TJETICA Linn. 



1. IT. dioica Linn. — Great Nettle. 



Hibernici Neancdg {Nyan-thoge). 



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



Lat. 5H°-55i°. Throughout Ireland. Type, British. 



Hedges, waste places, roadsides, foot of walls, &o. ; common. 

 Fl. June-September. 



Sea-level in N. Antrim and S. Cork. To 1150 ft. in Deny 

 {Hwrt) ; to 1500 ft. in Dublin {N. C). 



Of this species Threlkeld (ySy«o^s««) quaintly says : — "It may 

 be felt everywhere." 



2. U. urens Linn. — Small Nettle. 



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

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



Waste places and cultivated land ; frequent. Fl. June-Sept. 



Sea-level in N. Antrim and S. Cork. To 750 ft. in Dublin 

 {N. C). 



