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The Irish Naluralist. 



Decembei . 



Ecology of the Sphagna," by J. A. Wheldon, F.L.S., in 

 " Lancashire and Cheshire NaturaHst," 191 S). 



S. fimbriatum 

 S. Girgensohnii 

 S. quinquefarium 

 S. pkimnlosum 

 S. squarrosum 

 vS. amblyphylhim 

 S. recur vuni 

 S. cuspidatum 

 S. molhiscum 

 S. inundatum 

 S. auriciilatum 

 S. aqiiatile . . 

 S. rnfescens 

 S. papillosum 

 S. cvmbifolium 



200 feet 



600 



1,000-1,350 



300-1,300 



400 - 700 



500 - 700 



1,000-1,350 



1,000 



1,000 



700-1,350 



300-1,200 



700-1,300 



1,100-1,200 



200-1,350 



500 - 700 



As on previous occasions I am under deep obligations 

 to Mr. J. A. Wheldon, M.Sc, who readily imdertook the 

 determination of the specimens. Records marked with an 

 asterisk cannot be traced in previous Irish lists ; those 

 with a dagger appear to be additions to Wickiow (Division 

 20). 



S. fimhriatum Wils., ]ydi\'. validuis Card., f . cofiipadum W. 

 >. Girgensohnii Russ., *var. robitstum W., f. speciositm. 

 S. quinquefarium W., var. rosenm W., |f. hrachyano- 

 cladimi W. 



var. versicolor Russ., jf. heterocladmn W. 

 ff. drepanocladum W. 

 S. plumulosum Roll., var. viride W., ff. laxum W. 



fvar. purpiireum ^^^, f. gracile W. 

 S. squarrosum Pers., jvar. spectahile Russ., f . paiuhtni \\\ 

 fvar. suhsquarrosmn Russ ap \\ ., i. cuspidatum W. 

 5. amhlyphyllum Russ., fvar. mesophyllum W., f. 

 sylvaticum Russ. 



jvar. parviflorum W., *f. Inghami Wheldon. 

 5. recurvum P de Beauv., var. majtis Angstr., ff. 

 sylvaticum Russ. 



ff. pulchellum W. 



jf. sphaerocephalum W. 



