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Additional stations were noted for the following plants, for 

 which Mr. Hart gives one station only : — 



Cardamiue prateusis. Juucus lamprocaipus. 



Geranium Robertianuin. Carex vulpina. 



Solanuin Dulcamara. Molinia caerulea. 



Myosotis caespitosa. Glyceria fluitaus. 



Anagallis tenella. Agropyrou repeus. 

 Leuiua minor. 



MOSSES. 



BY DAVID M'ARDLE. 



In the latter part of June, 1905, and in April, 1906, I spent 

 some days searching for these interesting plants, and on one 

 of my first trips carefully collected on the north side of the 

 island from the harbour on to Scotch Point and Lambay Head ; 

 and around the east coast by Talbot's Bay. Except near the 

 harbour the absence of sandy shore is remarkable. On the 

 south-west side there is also some shingle and few traces of salt 

 marsh. A few streams run into the sea, which afford collecting 

 ground. On the rocks around the coast line there is a remark- 

 able abundance of a few genera, such as Grimmia, Weissia, 

 Trichostomum, &c, which will flourish in the absence of woods 

 and sheltered ravines, where alone many other species grow. 

 A visit by boat to the remarkable caves on the north coast was 

 interesting, but here quite a few species were in absolute 

 possession, such as Weissia vei'tici/lata and Hyp7utm commit- 

 tatum. However, the rare Amblystcgium confervoidcs and some 

 other interesting mosses were collected. During this most 

 pleasant expedition the sea was calm, and we pulled the boat 

 far under the land into the dark. In collecting in the centre 

 portion of the island and places adjacent to the sea it will be 

 observed that the genus Hypnum is very well represented, and 

 one species, H. squarrosum, disputes possession with the short 

 pasture. A remarkable form of Hyp7nim splciidens occurs in 

 some quantity in pasture among rocks on the face of the hill 

 above the castle, which I have not met with before in Ireland, 

 and for the benefit of fellow-workers I have given a brief 

 description of the plant and named it var. lambayensis. As 



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