98 The Irish Naturalist. February, 



Lam mm intermedium, Fr — About the castle aud harbour. 



Chenopodlum Bonus-Henricus, L,. — A flourishing colony in a 

 hollow of maritime sward, loo yards north of Sunk Island, and 

 another far down the steep slopes east of the Seal Hole. The stations 

 are curious, being far from traffic or former cultivation Gulls breed 

 in numbers around, aud possibly the seed was bird-borne. 



Orchis maculata, L.— Here and there in the heathy ground. 



J uncus effusus, L. — Freshwater stream, and no doubt elsewhere. 



J. obtusiflorus, Ehrh.— The commonest Rush on the island, though 

 very local. Forms large beds along rivulets above the Seal Hole, 

 and also along the Freshwater stream. Also seen on the shore at 

 Carnoon Bay. 



Luzula crecta, Desv —On a bank near the centre of the island. 



Carex pilulifera, L,.— A large colony near Freshwater Bay. 



Trisetum flavescens, Beauv. — Pastures near the harbour. 



Kcelerla cristata, Pers.— Rocky knolls near Talbot's Bay. 



Festuca rottbcellioides, Kunth.— On walls at the harbour. 



F. rubra, L,. — Near the harbour. 



Asplenlum Ruta-murarla, L. — Wall near the castle. 



Chara vulgaris, L-— Harper's Well, and frequent along the Fresh- 

 water stream. 



Miscellaneous Noles on Mr. Hart's list* 



Thlaspi arvense, L. — Appeared again about the castle in 1904-6, after 



the ground had been disturbed by building operations. 

 Silene maritima, With. — Grows near the middle of the island on 



Raven's Rock, 300 feet elevation. Arnieria maritima crowns the 



summit of Knockbane (418 feet) 

 Cerastium tetrandrum, Curt.— Is abundant. 

 Hypericum pulchrutn, L,. — Is frequent. 

 Sedutn acre, L Appears confined to the neighbourhood of the sea, 



while S. anglicum occurs chiefly inland. 

 Conium maculatum, L,.— Frequent and widespread. 

 Cnicus palustris, Willd. — Very abundant. 

 Hyoscyamus niger, L. — Fine colonies on slopes near Sunk Island, 



and from the Seal Hole to Flint Rock, and by the shore south of the 



harbour. Appears to be greatly increasing. 

 Euphrasia officinalis, L —Is very frequent, in a number of forms. 

 Beta maritima, I,. — Also on the eastern and north-western shores. 

 Orchis incarnata, h — Vbuudant in its old station in 1904-6. This 



is the O. latifolia of Hart's list. 

 Scilla nutans, L>~ The white-flowered form is rather abundant 



(C. Baring). 

 Arum maculatum, L— The form with spotted leaves occurs locally 



below Tiuiau Hill. 



