196 GENTIANES. [Chlora. 
village: Rev. W. H. Bentley—in some abundance in this 
station extending over an area some hundred yards in 
length, 1905 : R.W.S. 1908, and in 1910 : Stelfox & Welch.— 
VIII. At the west end of Moneycashen sandhills and abun- 
dant over two large sandy pastures just south of this, also 
about Knoppoge between Moneycashen and the Ferry 
bridge: R.W.S. 1903—IX. Near Ballybunnion : Stewart 
1890. Sparingly in one or two spots on the sandhills there 
and in several places about Ahafona, Ahimma and Ballyeagh, 
south of Ballybunnion : R.W.S. 1890, and in 1908. Sparingly 
on the railway bank two or three miles east of Ballybunnion, 
1913: Phillips 
First record in 1890: Stewart, Proc. R.I.A- 
Although this plant occurs in three out of the nine county 
divisions, its actual range is very limited, a space three miles 
square would include all the localities, which adjoin one 
another, in Districts VIII. and IX.; these, with the out- 
lying Ventry station, are all that are at present known. 
Considering the large extent of suitable ground, especially 
in the north of the county, the great rarity of this plant in 
Kerry is very surprising ; it is, however, very rare in the 
adjoining portions of Co. Cork but is frequent in north 
Limerick and Clare. 
ERYTHRAA Renealm. 
E. Centaurium Pers. Centaurium wmbellatum Gilib. 
Centaury. 
Districts I. UL. TIT. IV. V. VI. Vil. VIII. IX. 
Native. On sandy ground, banks and dry pastures, especially 
near the sea. Common. Ann. July—September. 
From sea-level, to 700 feet on the Roughty-Ballyvourney 
road (&.W.S.). 
First record in 1857: Rev. W. M. Hind, Phytol., p. 97. 
Very luxuriant in damp hollows amongst the Kerry sand- 
hills ; white-flowered forms are not uncommon especially in 
the Dingle peninsula. 
Var, capitata Koch.—On most of the headlands round 
the coast (R.W.S.) Cyb. 1898. 
[E. PuLCHELLA Fries—VIII. & IX. Abundant on the 
sandhills at Ballybunnion ; occurs also at Beal Point and 
on the north side of Tralee Bay : Stewart 1890. The plants 
referred to above prove on re-examination to be only the 
sandhill state of H. Centaurium ; so far, E. pulchella is not 
certainly known to occur in Kerry.] 
