Flora of the Neighbourhood of Castle Taylor, Co. Galway. 525 



Division First. 

 To begin with the positive features 



A. i. There are 9 Subalpine species belonging to Watson's Highland 



Type. 



Ranunculus Flammula, var. reptans. 



Dryas octopetala, var. pilosa (Bab), . South limit in York. 



Saxifraga hypnoides. 



Hieracium cerinthoides, .... South limit in York. 



Arbutus Uva-ursi, ..... South limit in York. 



Gentiana verna, ..... South limit in York. 



Sesleria coeiulea, South limit in York. 



Juniperus nana. 



Plantago maritima (occurring 7 miles inland). 



Five of these find their south limit in York as regards Britain, and 

 hence range further south in Ireland, while the occurrence of the whole 

 number at little above the sea level (50.110) is well worth notice. 



2. Nine species are northern plants, appertaining to Watson's 

 Scottish Type. 



Thalictrum minus. 

 Rubus saxatilis. 

 Rosa villosa. 

 Galium pusillum. 

 Galium boreale. 



Antennaria dioica. 

 Vaccinium Oxycoccos. 

 Cystopteris fragilis. 

 Lycopodium selaginoides. 



These two sections, numbering 18 species, include all that can be 

 called northern plants. 



B. Of the Atlantic Type we find but 6 species fewer than might have 

 been anticipated. 



Coronopus didyma (Corofin, 



also Kinvarra). 

 Hypericum Androsaemum. 

 Cotyledon Umbilicus. 



Rubia peregrina. 

 Pinguicula Lusitanica. 

 Drosera intermedia. 



I may here be allowed to remark that from the paucity of "Atlantic" 

 species in Ireland, Forbes' term of " French Type " is more appropriate 

 for these, and also for the majority of the plants at present referred to 

 the so-called " Atlantic Type." 



C. Of English Type or southern species there is comparatively a large 

 number, viz. 44, and most of them are rare in Ireland. 



Thalictrum flavum. 

 Papaver hybridum. 



Viola stagnina. 

 Hypericum dubium. 



