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SERIES II. Order XI. B Z C R A IT A C E 2!. 

 Sect, I. — Ditrichece. 



ARCKZDZUXVX Sridel. 



1. A. alternifolium (Dicks.) Schimp. 



Banks— very rare, and seems not to have been seen in Ireland during 

 the past 50 years. 

 Antrim — " Belfast {JDnimmond /)" ; JBrit. Moss Flora. 



[Lane near the Black Mountain ; Brummondy Musci Scotici, vol. 3. 

 The specimen moimted by Drummond in Belfast Museum copy is only 

 Ceradoton purpureus, young.] 



PI.EURZDZUM £ridel. 



1. P. axillare (Dicks.) Lindb. (P. nitidum Hed.). 



Cultivated land and damp sandy ground— not common. Fr. July — Nov. 

 Down — In the garden of Aghaderg Glebe near Loughbrickland ; H.W.L. 



Sparingly on damp bank in the sandhills at Newcastle ; S A.S. 

 Antrim — In the drills of a bean-field at Malone, in fruit 1st Dec, 1802. 



Templeton. Ditch banks near BeKast ; Muse. Brit. Banks 



near Belfast ; Flor. Rib. Ditch banks near Belfast ; T. 



Brummond, op. cit. Eathlin Island ; D.M., 1836. 



2. P. subulatuxu (Huds.) Eaben. 



" Bare, somewhat moist places on sandy lands, as ditch banks, and 

 potato furrows ;" Templeton. Damp sandy banks — not frequent. Fr. 

 Nov. — April. 

 Down— Gravelly bank at Ballymaghan, wet bank at Mealough Hill, wet 



sandy bank at Sydenham, and gravel pit at Dundonald ; S.A.S. 



Brickfield at Bally nafeigh ; /. /. Andreiv. 

 Antrim — Grassy heath on White Mountain, and clay fields at Cammoney 



Hill, and at Carnearny ; S.A.S. Woodburn ; H.W.L. 

 Derry — Dry banks in the Bennedy, and in Ballyharrigan glens ; D.M. 



Sandy banks near Moneymore ; S.A.S. 



3. P. alternifoliuxu RabenJiorst (P. subulatum Schreb). 

 Sandy banks — very rare. Fr. May and June (B.M.F.). 



Down — Dry bank near Warrenpoint ; C.H.W. 



DZTRZCKUIME Linn. 



1. ]>. tenuifolium (Schrad.) Lindb. (Trich. cylindricxjm Eed.). 



