170 OR AMINE M 



< 2. A. vulg'arls Withering, 



Meadows, pastures, and banks — very common. Fl. mid. June till mid. 

 Aug. 



Var. (h A. PUMiLA Lightfoot. 



Down— Sandy, hilly ground north of Belvoir ; Templeton, Sandliills at 

 Newcastle; S.A.S. 



3. £L» alba Linn. 



Seashores, and wet rocky heaths — common. Fl. July. 



Var. /} A. STOLONiFERA Linn. 

 Muddy seashores — frequent. 



Occurs on the marshy margins of Strangford, Belfast, and Lame 

 Loughs. 



KOIiCUS Linn. Soft Grass. 



1. K. lanatus Linn, 



Pastures, meadows, hedge banks, and waste ground—very common. 

 Fl. June and July. 



2. H. mollis Linn. 



Bogs, and wet moory pastures — fre(iuent, but much less common than 



the preceding species. Fl. June— Aug. 



Down— Hillsborough Park, BaUygowan bog, Cotton moss, and bogs at 

 Ballj-nahinch, and Moneyrea ; IS.A.S. 



Antrim — Woodbum Glen, and heath on Brean Mountain above Bally- 

 castle ; S.A.S. 



Deny — Common ; D.M. 



More frequent than would appear from the above notes, but some col- 

 lectors confound these two species ; others do not sufficiently distinguish 

 between them, and few take pains to note separate localities for each. 



AZRA Linn. Hair Grass. 



1. A. caespltosa Linn. 



Woods, glens, and damp shady places— common. Fl. July and Aug. 



2. A. flezuosa Linn. 



Mountain heaths— fi'cquent. Fl. July and Aug. Ascends to 2000 feet 

 on the mountains, and increases in abimdance to the northwest. 



