54 The hish Nahcralist. ISIarch, 



Potamogcton crispus, Linu.— i. On the north side of Castle- 

 gregory Lake ; Hart, 1884. In a pond near Knightstown, Valencia 

 Island, 1906 ; INtiss Delap. This is a rare pondweed in South Kerry. 



iPoa nemoralis, L,inn. — i. Sparingly in Ardtull}- demesne, between 

 Kenniare and Kilgarvan, 1904. Very sparingh* in the " Green," 

 Tralee, 1907. Three demesnes are now known for this grass in 

 Kerry, and in all three instances it grows alongside such com- 

 promising neighbours as Scdiiin Telephhwi, Kuscus^ or Rhododendron ; 

 so far, at least, it can hardly be regarded as native in the countj-. 



Equisetum majus, Syme.— At about 1,500 feet, in damp cliffs on the 

 north side of the Pap's mountain. This is a very unusual elevation 

 for this Horsetail, and it appears to be the highest 3'et recorded for 

 it in the British Isles. 



My thanks are due to the Revs. W. Moyle Rogers and E. S. 

 Marshall for their kindness in looking over doubtful plants. 



Dundrum, Co. Dublin. 



SOME IRISH BRAMBI^ES. 



BY R. A. PHILI.IPS. 



The following notes refer to a small collection of Rubi made 

 in the south-west of Ireland during the summers of 1906-7, 

 which contains some interesting species, one of them 

 {R. ochroderviis) being certainh% and another {R. CoIej?ia7i7ii) 

 probably, new to Ireland, while several make new records 

 for the counties in which they were found. 



All the specimens have been submitted to, and named bj^ 

 the Rev. W. Moyle Rogers, whose kind assistance I once 

 again gladly and gratefully acknowledge ; and man}^ of his 

 notes, being of interest and importance, are here largel)' 

 quoted under the various species to which they refer. 



As usual; many of the specimens differ considerably in 

 appearance from those of the same species gathered in Great 

 Britain, and of these, Mr. Rogers writes : — 



"Apparently we must give up all expectation of matching, 

 in every case or in nearly ever}- case, your S.W. Irish forms 

 by well-known English ones. In most cases, however, I 

 believe it will be unnecessary to make new names, as it will 

 be allowable to admit of slight modifications, attributing 



