April, 1904. yy 



NOTES ON THE KERRY FI.ORA, 1903. 



BY REGINAI^D W. SCUI.I,Y, F.I,.S. 



In the following notes the more interesting plants found last 

 summer in Kerry are recorded. A visit of my friend, the Rev. 

 E. S. Marshall, resulted in several critical plants being added 

 to the county list, while a good deal of attention was given to 

 the RtibU the results of which I hope to publish later on. I 

 take advantage of this opportunity to withdraw a few of my 

 earlier Kerry records, further examination of several difficult 

 plants making this necessary. 



In the following list, observations made by Mr. Marshall 

 and myself when working together, are distinguished by the 

 initials M.S. ; records without initials are my own. Ad- 

 ditions to District I. of the " Cybele Hibernica," 2nd edition, 

 are indicated as usual by " I.", while those followed by " i " or 

 " 2 " are additions to the Kerry sub-divisions of *' Irish Topo- 

 graphical Botany." 



Fumarla Boraei, Jord — Roadside bank, about two miles east of 

 Headford Juuction : M.S. ("typical"— H. W. Pugsley). 



Nasturtium palustre, DC. — Frequent in old river beds and wet 

 fields east of Farranfore. 



Teesdalla nudlcaulis, R. Br. — The great storm of February, 1903, 

 ;-_ seems to have totally washed away the Killarney station for this 

 rif plant recorded in the Irish Nat, 1902, the only one known in the 

 south of Ireland. A similar fate has also nearly overtaken the 

 Cerastium arvense locality recorded in the same place. A careful 

 search, however, resulted in the discovery of a fragment or two of the 

 Cerastium still surviving, and I can only hope the Teesdalia will 

 reappear ; no trace of it could be found last year. 



*Dlanthus plumarius, Linn. — It is interesting to note that this 

 plant, recorded in the Irish Nat. of last year from the Castlelough 

 ruins, Killarney, was found in the same locality "in considerable 

 quantity." by the Rev. W. M. Hind on June 27, 1856 {Phytologist, 

 1857, p. 25). It furnishes a good instance of how persistently plants 

 cling to a locality when once established. In this case, however, 

 after nearly fifty years, it is no longer "in considerable quantity." 



Geranium Robertlanum, Linn., var. purpureum, Vill — Stony 

 beach at Cromane, Castlemaine harbour, and seems to be frequent 

 in the county in such situations: M.S. 



Potent! Ila procumtoens, Sibth. — Quite a frequent plant in the 



county. 



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