FILICES. 187 



Down — **Ina dark cave among the mountains of Moiime " ; Sherard, 



Herb. Oxon. {Filiz minor longifolia), also Rati Syn. ed. II. 



p. b\, 1696. On a ditch bank in an old road west of Newtown- 



ards— sparingly; R.Ll.P., 1883. 

 Derry — Benevenagh Mountain, growing in small quantity on precipitous 



cliffs of basalt ; S.A.S., 1884. 

 First found in Britain by Sherard. 



2. A. tricbozuanes Li^m. Maidenhaik Spleenwort. 

 Damp shady rocks, and old walls — fi-equent. 



Down— Rostrevor ; Moore's N. F. Ferns. Walls and glens at Holy- 

 wood ; Flor. Belf. Old walls at Newtownards ; Flor. TJlst. 

 Tollymore Park, and walls at Donaghadee ; T.H.C. Hills- 

 borough Park ; S.A.S. Dundouald, Crossgar, and Moume 

 Mountains ; R.Ll.P. 



Antrim — Under stones at the Knockagh ; M^ Skimmin'' s Hist. G.fergus. 

 Colin Glen; Flor. Belf. Cave Hill, Wolfhill, BaUycany, 

 and Glenarm; Flor. TJlst. Glenariffe ; B.X.F.C, 18n6. 

 "Woodbum, Dunadry, and Gljnin; T.H.C. In glens aU 

 round the Antrim coast ; S.A.S. Lame, Cushendall, and 

 Fairhead; R.Ll.P. 



Derry — Abundant on rocks, especially basalt, ascending to 2000 feet on 

 the mountains ; D.M. SHeve Gallion, and Benbradagh ; 

 S.A.S. Castlerock, and Downhill ; R.Ll.P. 



3. A. znarinum Linn. Sea Spleenwort. 

 Rocks by the sea — frequent, but local. 



Down— Rocks at Newcastle ; Miss. Hincks. Cliffs by the shore south of 



Newcastle; B.N.F.C., 1869. 

 Antrim— Rocks at Ballygally Head, also cave at Blackhead, and other 



caves along the sea coast ; Templeton, 1794. On basalt rocks 



at Blackhead, 1863, and caves at Ballintoy, 1870 ; B.N.F.O. 



Very fine in a cave at south end of Gobbins ; W. Sivanston. 



Fairhead, Giants' Causeway, and abundant on Rathlin ; 



S.A.S. Tor Head ; T.H.C. Garron Point, Redbay, Cushen- 



dun, and Carrick-a-rede ; R.Ll.P. 

 Derry — Clefts and caves in the rocks from Downhill to Portrush ; D.M. 



Castlerock; R.Ll.P. 



4. A. ruta-murarla Lmn. Wall Rue. 



Old walls— common, rarely, if ever, found on rocks in this district. 



SCOZiOPEN-DRZUIVX Smith. 



1. S. vulgare Symons. Hart's-tongue. 



On banks, rocks, walls, and old trees in damp shady places — very 



