2o8 The Irish Nahc7'alist, September, 



were not seen anywhere else, and I revisited the spot to see 

 what was the difference between this marsh and others. I 

 found that its vegetation included much Sphagniuny with 

 fimcits acittiflonts, Calluna^ Carcx curta, Eriophoriun vagina- 

 tnm, and mosses, with plenty of the two rare plants already 

 referred to. This place is, in fact, a scrap of wet bog instead 

 of marsh; all the species named being common bog plants, 

 and absent from the marshes of the district. 



Poa nanoralis is a plant with a peculiar history in the North- 

 east. It was found in all three counties by the older botanists 

 — Templeton, White, Moore; then lost sight of for half a 

 century or more ; and recently refound in several stations in 

 both Down and Antrim, chiefl}^ by Mr. Waddell. Last 

 Christmas I noticed it at Craigdarragh and a few miles awa}^ 

 at Clandeboye, unmistakable even in its winter state, but 

 regathered it in flower last July to make sure. In I^ecale I have 

 already recorded it from Myra Castle, and during the present 

 trip it turned up at Ardglass. It may probably be correctl}' 

 set down as frequent in Down. 



From the point of view of additions to the indigenous flora 

 of the divisions of Ireland, the Lecale plants mentioned in 

 these notes range as follows : — 



New to UI.STER. 

 Trigonella ornithopodioides. 1 Potamogetou plantagineus. 



Artemisia maritima. 



Teesdalia nudicaulis. 

 Stellaria palustris. 

 Trifolium filiforme. 



New to District XII. 



Statice occidentalis. 

 Potamogetou flabellatus. 

 Chara polyacantha. 



New to County Down. 

 Trifolium striatum, | Carex striata. 



It may be convenient to condense these Lecale notes into 

 systematic form : — 



Thalictrum dunensCf Dum. — Ratlimullau, and north end of Ben- 



derg Bay. 

 Ranunculus Lingrua» L. — Rathmullan marsh. 

 Papaver Argcmonc, L.— About Tyrella, Rathmullan, and the north 



side of Killough Harbour. 

 P. tiybrldum, L. — Minerstown, Rathmullan, and Tyrella. 

 Clauclum flavum, Crantz.— At intervals from Tyrella to Ros.sglass, 



