114 The Irish Naturalist. November, 



SOME BOTANICAL RECORDS FOR CO. WICKLOW. 



BY J. P. BRUNKER. 



For the past year I have been spending most of my spare 

 time in an effort to fill in gaps in the knowTi distribution 

 of plants in Co. Wicklow, and now venture to submit some 

 notes which may be of interest to readers of the Irish 

 Naturalist. I have been forcibly struck by the paucity of 

 the existing records, except in the most northerly portion 

 of the county and along the coast ; and have come to the 

 conclusion that further investigation — particularly of the 

 western area and the more remote parts of the mountains — 

 may result in some interesting discoveries. 



I have not attempted to separate my finds according 

 to their standing — some of them are obvious strays ; while 

 others, no doubt, are more or less naturalised — but I have 

 marked those of which I can find no previous record with 

 an asterisk. I am indebted to Mr. Stelfox and to Miss 

 Knowles for identification of several specimens. 



* Arabis hirsuta Scop, — Along the river at the lower end of Poulaphuca 



gorge. , 



* Draba muralis L. — On a wall-top north of Kilpedder, on the main road 



to Wicldow. 



Cochlearia danica L. — Abundant on the railway line west of Glenealy, 



over six miles from the sea. 

 Sisymbrium Thalianum Gay. — On the ruins of Baltinglass Abbey. 



* Sisymbrium Columnae Jacq. — On the railway line west of Glenealy ; 



also at Greystones station. 



Cerastium tetrandum Curt. — On the railwa}^ west of Glenealy, -with Coch- 

 learia danica. 



Trigonella ornithopodioides L. — Well-known on the Murrough, this little 

 plant also flourishes on the south side of Wicklow harbour, near 

 the Black Castle. 



Medicago maculata Sibth. — Abundant on a wall in front of Brittas national 

 school, and in turf by the roadside near the bridge. The only 

 previous Co. W^icklow record is from a field near Rathnew railway 

 station. 



Trifolium scabrum L. — Above the southern end of the Cable Rock tunnel 

 at Bray Head. 



