I goo.] Hart. — Remarks on Cybclc Hibcrnica. 



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Arum maculatum, L.— Very local in Donegal, and apparently 

 confined to the S.W. Distinctly a limestone plant in the West 

 of Ireland. It appears to occur in Aran only of the Atlantic 

 islands off Ireland. 

 Eriophorum latifolium, Hoppe.— The Co. Wicklow record 

 might be obliterated, as the plant has been for half a century or 

 so. 

 Carex stricta, Good. — Very rare in Donegal, and appears to me 

 rare in most parts of Ireland away from the larger river- 

 swamps or lake-margins, where onl}' it attains its full tussocky 

 perfection. 

 Carex riparia, Curtis.— Powerscourt, Co. Wicklow, near thegame- 

 keeper's lodge, IV. 

 9. Agrostis vulgaris, L., var. pumila, Lightf— Occurs apparently 

 in all the mountain districts, except Ben Bulben and Sperrins. 

 Ranges to 1,850 Galtees, and 1,550 in Donegal. (See On Ranges of 

 Flowering Plants^ etc.') 

 Phleum arenarium, L. — Portrane and North Bull (MS.) 

 Festuca sylvatica, Vill. — By the river between Rathdrum and 



Glendalough, IV. (MS.) 



TrichoiYianes radicans, Swartz. — The Donegal record, " Hart., 



1885, y," is nii.sleading. The Killaruey Fern was found by me in 



1884, about a fortnight later than Mr. Mahony's discovery, the 



knowledge of which led me to the special search that was 



successful, as dul}- recorded in 1885, y. The " first record' should 



stand "(Pierce Mahony) ; Hart {/oum. 0/ Bot., 1884, p. 213)," for I 



had the pleasure of sending the notice of it. That is to say, the 



first printed record, perhaps there was an epistolary one earlier. 



In my Flora of Donegal, "1885" is an error for " 1884." 



Selaginella sclaginoides, Gray. —Add Donegal to " sandhills 



by the sea." 



The Appendix has been happily made use of liberall}^ 



Such receptacles for matters of opinion mtist alwa3's be open 



to disputes. Some of the data in this Appendix hurt our 



feelings, but generally it is a great improvement to the body 



of the Cybele. It would be a good rtile to relegate to the 



Appendix all unconfirmed records of Wade, Smith, and 



especially K'Eogh. This has been largely done, but not 



completel}^ and I have not been at the pains to collect stich 



omitted items. I may mention Carex strigosa, " Wade Rar.," 



Dargle, Co. Dublin, and Eupho7'bia hiberna, Anakirk (? Rine- 



kirk, searched by Mr. Stewart), Co. I^imerick, K'Eogh. 



K'Kogh has a formula, " it grows wild in the mountains of 

 Burrin " (Clare), which he applies to Saha'eia, " Hedge 

 hj^ssop," Gratiola ; and a study of his localities reveals great 

 unreliability. 



