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much regret that, owing to my imperfect knowledge of this 

 difficult genus, I am unable to distinguish the several species 

 and varieties as now arranged by experts. In the bog of L,is- 

 clogher, situated quite at the eastern side of the county, near 

 the borders of Meath, and in the exploration of which I had 

 the great advantage of Miss K. Reynell's assistance, the fol- 

 lowing plants occur : — Saxifraga Hircuhis and Pyrola rotimdi- 

 folia,ho\h. sparingly; Empetrum nigrum, Viola palustris, Carex 

 dioica, C. limosa, Droscra a?iglica, and Lastrea Thelypteris. 



The total number of species hitherto observed in the county 

 is 560 ; and when it is considered that the list of Rubi is still 

 incomplete, and that maritime plants are of necessity not re- 

 presented, it will I believe be found that this number bears 

 favourable comparison with that of other counties. In this 

 list, 66 additions have been made to district 7 of the " Cybele 

 Hibernica," inclusive of 15 Rubi. 



In compiling the list it was my wish and intention to 

 include the names of the rarer plants only ; but as some of 

 the more common ones had not been recorded in the " Cybele 

 Hibernica " as from district 7, I have been obliged to notice 

 them, otherwise they might very well have been left out. 



To Mr. A. G. More my best thanks are due for the kind 

 assistance he has always given me in determining doubtful 

 species, and for his advice in arranging the materials for this 

 paper ; also to Messrs. Barrington and Vowell for permitting 

 me to make use of their pamphlet on the " Flora of the Shores 

 of L. Ree " ; to Mr. E. F. Linton for examining and naming the 

 Rubi ; and to the Messrs. Groves, who identified the Characeae 

 and other aquatic plants. 



In the list, the letters B. and V. represent Messrs. Barring- 

 ton and Vowell ; F. J. F. represents Mr. Foot ; and D. M., Dr. 

 David Moore. 



The mark ! indicates plants which I have myself observed ; 

 but it has only been used in cases where others have also 

 collected the species. The number " VII. " occurring after 

 the name of any plant signifies that it had not previously been 

 recorded from that district as defined in the " Cybele Hiber- 

 nica." The marks *, f, and \ signify respectively that the 

 species so indicated have been certainly, probably, or possibly 

 introduced. 



(TO BE CONTINUED.) 



