l34 J^he Irish Naturalist. July, 



Ranunculus Lingua^ L. -v 



R. circinatus, Sibth. j-^^^ *^^^ '^^"^l "^a^" ^His' Cut. 



Sagina nodosa; Fenzl. var. ? — On the sea-shore between Killough and 

 St. John's Point, August 1897. ^h^ variety moniliformis Meyer 

 (from monila, necklace) was found last season on the Lancashire coast. 

 The joints with whorls of small leaves which fall off grow and renew 

 the plant according to Crepin. It is a dwarf variety. The Killough 

 plants though somewhat larger than specimens I have seen from 

 Lancashire seem to correspond. 



Elatine hexandra^ DC. — Carrickmannan Lough near Saintfield. 



Lathyrus palustris, L. — Mr. Carrothers and I found this in abundance on 

 the marshy shore of Lough Neagh on the Co. Armagh side of the 

 canal, but were unable to find any on the Co. Down side. This 

 plant has not been seen in this locality since Dr. Moore's time. Owing 

 to the great drought we were able to reach portions of the marshes 

 usually quite inaccessible. 



:* Cuscuta Epithymum, Murr. — May, 191 1. Growing on Thyme and 

 Lady's Bedstraw on a bank, Killard Point, where it seemed established 

 and not near cultivation. 



* Orobanche rubra, Sm. — On sandy banks near the sea, Killard Point, 



May, 191 1. This well-known Antrim plant has not hitherto been 

 found in Down. The specimens were smaller than usual and not 

 so bright in colour, nor scented as is usual, but there is little doubt 

 it is O. rubra. We only saw two spikes. It grows in a similar 

 habitat in Co. Clare. 

 Potamogeton heterophyllus, Schreb. — In pools by L. ]>{eagh, Annagh- 

 droghal, Co. Down. The only record hitherto has been " in the 

 river near Ballynahinch, Templeton, 18 13," and a ? is put opposite 

 the note in his MS. Journal. This is strange for a not uncommon 

 species. 



* P. Cooperi, Fryer (P. crispus x pcrjoliatiis). — August 1897. In shallow 



water in the Lagan near the whiting works, Magheralin, Co. Down, 

 This hybrid form was found by Mr. Stewart near Templepatrick in 

 the Six-mile Water and Avas then named undulatiis Wolf. {Irish 

 Naturalist, 1894, p. 125). 



* P. decipiens, Nolte. — September 1893. Same locality as the above 



species. The specimen is not a good one, but Mr. A. Bennett who 



has kindly examined these two plants, says it is " probably this." 

 Typha angustifolia, L. — In Lough Neagh at the Co. Down side of the 



canal. 

 Ceterach ofdcinarum, Willd. — On old walls, Crossgar and Saintfield. 

 Lastrea aemula, Brack. — On ditch bank, Tonaghmore Hill near Saintfield. 

 Osmunda rega-is, L. — A few plants in Moneygreer bog near Ballygowan ; 



and at Creevy Lough, Saintfield. 

 Ophioglossum vulgatum, L. — Plentiful in the Saintfield demesne and at 



Lessans near Saintfield. 

 Botrychium Lunaria, Sw. — On hills at Rowallane, Saintfield. 



Saintfield, Co. Down. 



