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LINEA. 
RADIOLA Hill. 
R. linoides Roth. &. millegrana Smith. All-seed. 
Districts I. If. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VII. IX. 
Native. On damp peaty and sandy places where water 
occasionally lies, and on roadsides. Common and locally 
very abundant near the sea, rather rare inland. Ann. 
June—September. Calcifuge A. 
Some inland localities are—I. On roadsides in the Sheen 
valley east of Dromanassig bridge, 1904.—II. Plentiful by 
roadsides in many places between Sneem and Lough Bar- 
finnihy west of Moll’s or Windy Gap, 1902.—IV. Abundant 
by roadsides in the Owenreagh valley, 1900, and in several 
localities about Caragh Lake, 1913.—V. In Arraglen south 
of Castlegregory.—VI. On the lake shore between Ross 
Island and the mouth of the River Flesk, Killarney, and 
about Dromin pond south of Milltown, 1890-1902.— 
VII. About some small lakes south-west of Killorglin, 1904 ; 
on a damp heath near the Spa railway station, 1905: R.W.S. 
From sea-level, to 825 feet near Lough Barfinnihy (R.W.S.) 
First record in 1881: Barrington, Proc. R.I.A. 
This is one of the most characteristic plants of peaty 
wastes near the sea. On some of these otherwise barren 
tracts, many hundreds of these diminutive plants may be 
seen growing together, almost concealing the ground with 
their tufts of pale green flowers. Fragile as the plant appears 
to be, it is found on some of the most exposed headlands 
round the Kerry coast, holding its ground with other stunted 
vegetation well within reach of the salt spray. 
LINUM Linn. 
L. catharticum Linn. Purging Flax. 
Districts I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VIL. VII. Ix. 
Native. Dry pastures, heaths and banks, &c. Very 
common. Ann. May—September. 
From sea-level, to 850 feet in the Slaheny valley (R.W.S.), 
and probably higher. 
First record in 1881: Barrington, Proc. R.I.A. 
L. augustifolium Huds. Pale Flax. 
Districts I — WI. IV. — vl ~—~ ~— 
Native. Rocky places, dry roadsides and pastures, &o. 
Rare and local. Ann. June—September. Calcicole B. 
