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of Lough Neagh north of Lurgan, and abundant by the Lagan 

 at the west end of Gillball demesne near Dromore ; S.A.S. 



Antrim— Loonburn near Doagb ; Templeton, 1795. At Sinclair's green 

 near Belfast (present Falls Park), and lake shore at Masse - 

 reenePark; Flor. Ulst. Langford Lodge ; B. N.F.C., lS6i. 

 Ram's Island, and abundant in marshes at the south side of 

 Portmore Lake ; S.A.S. Banks of the river at Randalstown ; 

 Cyb. mb. 



Deny — Marshy meadows west of Toomebridge; D.M. Moneymore; 

 Flor. Ulst. 



16. C. rigrida Gooden. 



Mountains— very rare. Fl. June and July {Cyh. Hib.). 

 [Down — Summit of Slieve Donard (Dickie) ; Flor. Ulst. Not found by 

 any other botanist on this oft searched summit, and probably 

 erroneously determined.] 

 Deny — Lagnagapagh (Eobt. Brown) ; Templeton. From 1730 feet to 

 summit of Sawel; Eart, Froc. E.I.A., 1884. 



X7. C. Goodenovll Gmj (C. vulgaris Fries). 



Meadows, wet pastures, and marshy margins of streams, and drains — 

 very common. Fl. mid. May till mid. July. A very variable plant, 

 specimens have been named as var. gracilis, and others as var. brachy- 

 stachya. 



18. C. Bux1>auxnll Wahlenberg. 



"Wet gravelly lake shores— extremely rare. Fl. June and early part 

 of July. 



Antrim — In one of the small islands in Lough Neagh near Toome ; D.M. 

 Found by Mr. D. Moore in July, 1835, on a small island in 

 Lough Neagh near Toomebridge ; Flor. Hib. 



Collected again by D.M. in 1836, and by Joseph "Woods in 1855 {Cyb. 

 Hib.). On 1st June, 1867, two isolated specimens were gathered by 

 S.A.S. On 14th June, 1878, one large tuft, with many flower stems, 

 was foimd by T.H.C. Finally on 27th June, 1886, it was met with 

 again by S.A.S. One little patch of about two feet square was seen on 

 which there were a number of stems, some immature, others trampled 

 down, or eaten by cattle, and a few perfect. 



The above notes refer to one locality, the spot where this sedge was 

 originally discovered. It is not known to occur elsewhere in Britain, 

 and it is to be feared that its existence as a British plant is near its close. 

 The dense, almost impenetrable thicket of shrubby wood which, a few 

 years since, afforded excellent cover for many aquatic birds, and also 

 sheltered C. Buxbaumii has recently been cut down. The little island is 

 now a bare exposed pasturage where, in the struggle for existence, only 

 the more hardy and aggressive are likely to maintain their hold, 



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