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of Lough Corrib; in "the narrow lake," L. Mask; L. Coolin; 

 Lough-na-dirk-beg, Maamtrasna. 



Scirpus paiicijlorus Lightf. 8. Near the S. shore of L. Mask, 

 Cloubur. 



HJujncospora fasca R. k S. 8. Very plentiful about Maam; also 

 below Kilbride Mountain, W. of L. Mask. 



Cladium jamaicense Crantz. 8, 9. Frequent on the S. side of 

 L. Mask. 



Carex dlsticha Huds. 9. Swamp opposite Ashford House, Cong. 

 — C, paniculata L. 8. Near Maam and Clonbur; only two or three 

 plants in each station. — C, remota L. 8. Clonbur. — C. curta Good. 

 In a swamp between Maam and L. Corrib, growing on tussocks of 

 C. Hudsoni Ay. Benn. ( C. strkta Good.), which also occurs about Clon- 

 bur, both in Mayo and Galway. — C uquatilU Wahlenb., var. elatior 

 Bab. Plentiful for twenty or thirty yards by the Maam river, about 

 a quarter of a mile above the bridge. An interesting extension of 

 its known Irish range. — C. Goodenovii J. Gay, var, jancella (Fr.). 

 9. Swamp opposite Ashford House, Cong, in two somewhat distinct- 

 looking forms. — C. Jiacca Schreb. 8, 9. A form with very hispid 

 fruit is abundant on the limestone S. of L. Mask. — C. limosa L. 

 8. Very common on the heaths near Maam. — C. IcBcigata Sm. 8. 

 Between Clonbur and Mount Gable.— C./uii^a Good. 8, 9. Plentiful 

 about Maam ; also noted from Clonbur and Cong. — C. chnjsites 

 Link (C Jiava var. ci/peroides Marsson). 8, 9. N.W. shore of 

 L. Corrib, and in two or three places on the S. side of L. Mask. 

 We think that this should be maintained as a distinct species. — C. 

 Jiava xfidva. 8. N.W. side of L. Corrib; also about two miles 

 north of Maam. 9. S. side of L. Mask. The parents in all these 

 cases grew together. — CfiUfonnls L. 8. Swamp between Maam 

 and L. Corrib ; swamp near Clonbur. 9. Close to L. Corrib, near 

 Cong. — 0. hiita L. 8. In a valley near Cong, just in Co. Galway; 

 very luxuriant. — C. Pseudo-cijperm L. 8. Several fine tufts were 

 noticed in ditches by the railway between Galway and Moycullen. — 

 C. rostrata Stokes. 8. A remarkably tall, stout form, with broad, 

 flat leaves, looking (at a little distance) like some other species, is 

 not uncommon near Cong ; it much resembles the figure of the 

 Co. Armagh C. rhynchophysa, though the spikelets are a good deal 

 more slender. A similar plant from Co. Westmeath has been 

 determined by Mr. Bennett as (J. ampullacea forma plainfoUa 

 Norman, Fl. Arct. Xorvefjia. — C, vesicaria L. 8,9. In damp places 

 S. of L. Mask; rare. 



Arthenatheium avenaceum Beauv. The var. nodosum Reichb. was 

 noticed in one spot near Clonbur. 



Sesleria ccerulea Ard. 8, 9. On the limestone S. of L. Mask ; too 

 much withered to show whether the type or not. Associated with 

 this was Koeleria cristata Pers., var. (jracilis (Boreau). 

 Melica unijiora Retz. 8, 9. Cong ; not plentiful. 



Festuca riyida Kunth. 8, 9. Not unfrequent about Cong and 

 Clonbur. — F. Myuros L. 3. Wall-top, Ferrybank. — F. ovina L., 

 var. capUlata Hackel. 8. Heaths near Maam ; abundant. 



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