202 CONVOLVULACEH. [Convolvulus. 
CONVOLVULUS Linn. 
C. arvensis Linn. Small Bindweed. 
Districts I. II. WI. IV. V. Vi. VIF. VU. — 
Native. Dry banks, roadsides, cultivated ground, railway 
tracks and waste places. Rather rare, especially so inland. 
Peren. June—August. 
I. In several places about Kenmare and east of Cleady, 
1890-1913.—II. Sparingly near the wells by the River 
Finnihy, Kenmare, 1908.—III. About Ballinskelligs Castle ; 
Portmagee estuary ; near Glanleam, Valencia ; near Doulus 
Head ; sparingly about Cahersiveen and on railway ballast 
west of Caragh Lake station, 1889-1913.—IV. A garden 
weed at Churchtown, 1904: R.W.S—V. About Camp, 
Tralee Bay : Hart 1884. Frequent about Castlegregory and 
near Dingle, Ventry and Slea Head, and about Inch, Dingle 
Bay, 1888-1914.—_VI. At intervals along the Killarney 
railway for some miles and sparingly on the track at Farran- 
fore, 1890-1907. VII. About Gortatlea railway station, 
1906 ; along the shore of Tralee Bay near the Spa in several 
places: R.W.S. 1889, and in 1914.—VIII. Roadside near 
Ballyheige coast-guard station and by the shore east of 
Moneycashen, Shannon estuary, 1902, near Ballingarry, 
Shannon shore, 1908: R.W.S. 
First record in 1884: Hart, Proc. R.I.A. 
This is quite a local plant in Kerry and while certainly 
native near the sea, has the appearance only of a colonist 
in most of its inland stations which are chiefly railway 
tracks, gardens, &c. 
CUSCUTA Linn. 
C. Trifolii Bab. Clover Dodder. 
Districts — — — — VY. — — VIT — 
Alien. Sandy pastures near the sea, parasitical on Lotus 
corniculatus, Galiwm verum, &c. Very rare and local. Ann. 
July—September. 
V. Abundant over several acres of sandy pastures between 
Castlegregory and Trench bridge (Marshall, Shoolbred & 
RWS.) B.W.S. 1903—still abundant there, 1907.—VIII. 
Rather sparingly over an acre or two of poor sandy pasture 
close to the sea between Banna and Ballinprior north-west 
of Ardfert : R.W.S. 1888—still in this locality, now a portion 
of the Banna golf-links, in 1908, and for several years 
previously, Mrs. Goodwin : fide Miss Delap. 
