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MONCCIA.—MONADELPHIA. 
QUERCUS. 
Q. Robur, Sm. Compend. p. 141. E. B. t. 1342. 
Hab. Woods. 
CASTANEA. 
C. wnlgaris, Sm. Compend. p. 142. E. B. t. 886 (Fagus Castanea). 
Hab. Plantations, but scarcely indigenous. There are fine specimens of it in the 
Demesne of Muckruss, near Killarney. 
F. sylvatica, Sm. Compend. p. 142. E. B. t. 1846. 
Hab. Woods and plantations, frequent. 
CARPINUS. 
C. Betulus, Sm. Compend. p. 142. E. B. t. 2032. 
Hab. Woods and plantations, frequent. There are large flowering specimens of 
this tree in Woodlands, county of Dublin. It is often used for hedges. 
CORYLUS. 
C. Avellana, Sm. Compend. p. 142. E. B. t. 723. 
Hab. Woods and thickets. 
VII. MONADELPHIA. 
PINUS. 
P. sylvestris, Sm. Compend. p. 142. E. B. t. 2460. 
Hab. West of Ireland. I saw a solitary tree near the foot of Mount Nephin, which 
I was told was the only remains of the pine Forests in that quarter. This 
appears to have been a general tree in Ireland, as large trunks are often dug 
up from a great depth in most of the bogs throughout the country. The 
late Marquis of Sligo dug up as much of it in the neighbourhood of West- 
port as served for the timber of a large range of offices. It is dug up in 
quantities in the bog of Allan, and sold in Dublin under the name of bog- 
wood. In the Queen’s county they twist it into ropes, 
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