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Butomus umbellatus, Ivinn. — Found in a pond near Bannow by Mrs. 



Boyce. Not hitherto recorded for D. 4 (Cyh. Ilib.). 

 Eleocharis unigflumis, I^iun. — Alderton (Miss Glascott). 

 £. multicaulis, Sm. — A somewhat prevalent species in bogs about Bally- 



hyland, where it is commoner than E. pahistris, R. Br. (C. B. M.). 



In the south at Alderton (Miss Glascott). 

 Scirpus savii, S. and M. — Raven Point, L^ady's Island Lake, and 



Saltee Island (Hart); Alderton (Miss Glascott), and Dunbrody 



(G.E. H. B.-H.) 

 Carex divisa, Huds. — Four stations for this very rare sedge have been 



discovered by Miss Glascott, — i. By the New Bridge, Dunbrody; 



2. By the Causeway, Fishers'-town; 3. Near the Pill, Alderton; 4. 



Marshes near Killowen, near Alderton. 

 C. divulsa, Good. — In wood above Gleuwater Bay, Dunbrody Park 



(G. B. H. B.-H.). 

 Alopecurus agrestis, Linn. — Is found by Miss Glascott at Alderton, 



"frequent in pastures and in a wooded glen." 

 Holcus mollis, Linn. — Apparently not uufrequent. Reaches 1,000 feet 



on Blackstairs (C. B. M.). 

 Trisetum flavescens, Beauv. — Alderton (Miss Glascott); abundant at 



Ballyhyland, etc. ; probably frequent (C. B. M.). 

 Glyceria aquatica, Sm. — Ballyconigar, etc. {Cyb. Hib.\ Hart; many locali- 

 ties near New Ross. 

 Sclerochloa distans, Bab. — Alderton and Ballyvarna marshes (Miss 



Glascott). 

 restuca uniglumis, Sol. — Sandhills from Arklowto Courtown ( Cj'/^. Hib.), 



and at Cahore and Rosslare Points, Curacloa, etc. (Hart). 

 P. sylvatica, VilL— Wood near Newtownbarry [Wade Kar., Cyb. Hib.). 

 Elymus arenarius, Linn. — Curacloa {Cyb. Hib.); Rosslare, Greenore, and 



Raven Points (Hart). 

 Hordeum pratense, Huds. — Frequent in marshes near the Barrow (Miss 



Glascott), and about Kilmanock, etc. (G. E. H. B.-H.). 

 Equisetum nioorei, Newman, 1853. — Sandhills of east coast. Not met 



with south of Wexford Harbour (Hart). 

 Iiastrea semula, Brack. — Has been found at Dunbrody Park, at Killanne 



Rectory, and in Killoughrim (C. B. M.). 

 L. oreopteris, Presl. — The prevailing fern in the upper part of the Urrin 



Valley, and near Blackstairs. 

 Hymenophyllum tuiibrigfense, Sm. — Had lately two stations near Wex- 

 ford, of which but one now survives. Mr. Cuthbert lately records 



it from near Courtown (/. N. p. 168). 

 H. wilsoni, Hook. — On Mount Leinster {Cyb. Hib.); and above 2,400 feet 



on Blackstairs (C. B. M.). 



No Species in the foregoing list is peculiar to the County 

 Wexford. Asparagus officinalis, however, might almost be 

 claimed as such, as it appears to extend no further from the 

 Wexford boundary than to Tramore, on the adjacent Water- 

 ford coast. The other indigenous plants most characteristic 

 of the county are probably Matthiola sinuata, Cochlcaria anglica, 

 Diotis maritiina, and Carex divisa; while of non-natives by 

 far the most noticeable is Orobanche minor, which is not yet 

 claimed as a fully-naturalized species for any other county. 

 The members of our flora referred to Watson's Scottish type 

 are Thalictrum minus, Empctrutn riigrum, Eleocharis unighcviis, 

 Festuca sylvatica, Elymus a7'enarius, and (if rightly to be so 

 classed) Equisetiim moorei. 



