Sambucus. ] CAPRIFOLIACEA. 133 
S. Ebulus Linn. Dane-wort. Dwarf Elder. 
Districts I. Il I. — — — VII. VII. IX. 
Alien. On banks, roadsides and about ruins. Rare and local. 
Peren.. July—August. 
I. In a churchyard below Kenmare : Mackay Cat. 1825— 
but not seen there recently.—II. By the roadside between 
Caherdaniel and Lamb’s Head south of Darrynane : R#.W.S. 
1890, and in 1904.—IIT. Sparingly by the roadside west of 
Glenbeigh, 1892.—VII. In some plenty on the east side of 
the River Laune a little above Killorglin bridge: R.W.S. 
1889, and in 1913.—VIII. “‘ Near the Abbey of Odorney 
plentifully ” (Dr. Smith) Hist. of Kerry, 1756, p. 375—but not 
seen there recently. In Ardfert demesne by a small copse 
near the main entrance, 1900-07 ; by the roadside near the 
village of Drommartin north-east of Causeway, 1908, and 
near Ballyduff west of the Cashen River, and—IX. By the 
roadside about one mile south of Beale, 1902 ; in two spots 
by the roadside south of Ballylongford and again nearer 
Gunsboro, 1890, and in 1904: R.W.S. On Carrig Island. 
Shannon estuary, 1913: Phillips 
First record in 1756: Dr. Smith, Hist. of Kerry, p. 376, 
No. 26. 
VIBURNUM Linn. 
WY. Opulus Linn. Guelder Rose. 
Districts I. If UI. — V. VI. Vil. VI. — 
Native. In moist woods and thickets, mountain glens, 
hedges and rocky places. Rather common over most of the 
southern half of the county, much rarer in the north Bush. 
June—July. 
Rare in the following Districts—VII. About Ballyseedy 
and Ballycarty east of Tralee, 1906 ; near the River Maine 
about a mile east of Castleisland, 1888—VIII. In Ballin- 
ruddery demesne near Listowel, 1890—perhaps planted 
here ; beside the River Brick about two miles south of 
Lixnaw, 1907: B.W.S. 
From sea-level, to 750 feet near Coomasaharn, Glenbeigh 
(B.W.S.). 
First record in 1885: Hart, Journ. of Bot. 
The Guelder Rose is more abundant about Killarney than 
elsewhere in the county, and may be seen at its best in some 
of the low-lying swamps towards the west end of Ross 
Island. There, and in other spots around the lake, the 
bushes with their scarlet berries form a most beautiful sight 
in autumn, 
