Sonchus.] COMPOSIT A. 175 
SONCHUS Linn. 
S. oleraceus Linn. Sowthistle. 
Districts I. II. OE. IV. V. VI. VI. VIII. IX. 
Native. Cultivated ground, banks, waste places, walls, &c. 
Common. Ann. May—October, but plants may be found 
in flower all the year round. 
From sea-level, to 950 feet on the Reeks (Hart). 
First record in 1881: Barrington, Proc. R.I.A. 
S. asper Hill. 
Districts I. II. JIT. IV. V. VI. VII. VII. IX. 
Native. Cultivated ground, waste places, walls, &c. 
Common. Ann. May—October, and later. 
From sea-level, to 800 feet in the Slaheny valley, to 
825 feet in the Roughty valley and to 1,050 feet on Connor 
Hill (R.W.S.). 
First record in 1881: Barrington, Proc. R.I.A. 
S. arvensis Linn. Corn Sowthistle. 
Districts I. II. WT. IV. V. VI. VII. VII. IX. 
Native. Cultivated ground, sandy or gravelly sea shores, 
also on damp rocks by the sea or lakeside, &c. Common. 
Peren. July—September. 
From sea-level to 700 feet near the Kenmare-Killarney 
road (&.W.S.). 
First record in 1881: Barrington, Proc. R.I.A. 
[TRAGOPOGON PoRRIFoLIUM Linn. Salsify.—VIII. “ It 
grows near Lixnaw on the bank of the river Brick” (Dr. 
Smith) Hist. of Kerry, 1756, p. 383, No. 99. Not there now, 
nor has it been seen elsewhere in the county in recent years.] 
CAMPANULACEA. 
LOBELIA Linn. 
L. Dortmanna Linn. Water Lobelia. 
Districts I. Il. TI. IV. V. VI. Vil. — — 
Native. In shallow water round lakes, ponds and sluggish 
streams. Common and locally abundant, except in the 
north where suitable localities are lacking. Peren. July— 
August. Calcifuge A. 
From sea-level, to 1,280 feet in Lough Barrot near 
