124 ^^^ Irish Naturalist. 



preceding species ; P. hieracii, Schum., on various Cornpositce, very common : 

 in one case found mixed with small purplish sori consisting of purplish 

 spores much more minute than those of any uredine, and distinctly reni- 

 form, the entire plant {Carduus arvensis) was covered with these sori, 

 and with -the uredospores and spermogonia of P. hie^-acii; P. centaurece, 

 Mart. ; P. annularis, on Teiicrium scorodonia, scarce, Bray Head ; Phragmi- 

 diutn rubi, Pers., Bray Head; P. subcorticatum, Schrank., near Delgany; 

 CEcidiiim peridymeni,SQ.\iMm.., scarce; Uromyces anthyllidis,Qrr^\.', U. rinnicis, 

 Schum. ; Coleosporhwi senecionis ; C. sonchi, Pers., common on various host- 

 plants ; Melampsora lini, Pers. abundant, all Bray Head ; M. helioscopice, 

 Pers., Ravenswell, abundant; M. betulina, Glencree, uredo only; Urocystis 

 anet?iones, Pers., on Ranunculus aais, Bray Head swamp ; Protomyces macros- 

 porus, Unger, on CEgopodium podograria, Ravenswell. — E. J. M'Weeney, 

 Dublin. 



PHANEROGANS. 



Rediscovery of Rubus chamoemorus in Irei<and. — Rzibits chamce- 

 morus has not been gathered in Ireland since 1826. Its claims to be 

 considered a native plant are discussed in detail by Mr. A. G. More, in 

 the July number of the Journal of Botany (vol. i. p. 105). It has been 

 searched for in vain by many botanists during the past sixty-six years. 

 Stimulated by Mr. More's letter, Mr. R. Lloyd Praeger again attempted 

 to find this species and records his failure in the Jourttal of Botany for 

 August. On the loth of that month we made a careful examination of 

 portion of the Sperrin range IjHng west from Dart, and returned in 

 triumph, having discovered a small patch oi Rubus chamcemorus in district 

 X. of " Cybele Hibernica," and a still smaller patch in district XII. 



Notwithstanding the difficulty which it is believed any botanist would 

 find in detecting the exact locality, it is prudent not to diclose it further. 

 The species occurs so sparingly, and has apparently such a keen struggle 

 for life amid Sphagnum, heather, etc., that no effort should be spared to 

 protect one of the rarest and most interesting Irish Alpine plants. — 

 H. C. Hart, Carrablagh ; Richard M. Barrington, Bray. 



Pi^ANTS OF Lough ShEEWN. In the spring of 1885 I spent a few days 

 in the neighbourhood of Lough Sheelin, which lies on the borders of 

 counties Cavan, Meath, and Westmeath, with Longford closely adjoining. 

 Though my time was engaged otherwise than in botanizing, a few 

 plants were collected, which may be worth recording, considering the 

 incompleteness of our knowledge of the flora of some of the central 

 counties. Lough Sheelin forms the junction of districts V., VII., and 

 X. of "Cybele Hibernica"; I have added to each station the number of 

 the district in which it is situated. 



Ranunculus trichophyllus, Chaix., River Inny below Lough Kinale (VII.); 

 R. heterophyllus, Fries, and R. peltatus. Fries, River Inny below Lough 

 Kinale (VII.); Arabis hirsuta, R. Br., edge of platform at Cavan railway 

 station (X.); Draba verna, L., ditch-bank by roadside at Rock of Carrick, 

 north of Finnea (X.); Viola odoraia, L., banks at Abbeylara (VII.), Ross 

 Castle (V.), and Bracklagh (X.); Geranium lucidum, L., limestone cliffs at 

 Rockland, half-way between Lough Sheelin and Castlepollard (VII.); 

 Saxifraga tridactylites, L., on blocks of limestone below cliffs at Rockland, 

 south of Lough Sheelin (VII.); Cartctn carui, L., in a railwa}- ballast pit 

 at the southern end of Lough Kinale (VII.): Andromeda polifolia, L., 

 abundant on a bog on the southern margin of Lough Kinale (VII.); 

 Lamiicm albuvi, L., on both sides of the River Inny at Finnea (VII. and 

 X.); Primula vens, L., many spots around Lough Sheelin (V., VII., and 

 X.); Lastrca ccmula, Brack., roadsides south of Scrabby, b}^ the River 

 Brne (VII. and X.); Polystichum aculeattim, Roth., plentiful on roadsides 

 a mile west of Abbeylara (VII.); Bovista nigrescens, P., woods near Ross 

 Castle (V.); Lycoperdon saccatum, Vahl., wood west of Ross Castle (V.) 



Ranunculus peltatus and Viola odoraia do not appear to have been 

 previously recorded from district VII. — R. Lloyd Praeger. 



