50 CABYOPHTLLACE^. [Cerastiuni. 



5. S. uliginosa (Murr.) — Bog Stitch-wort. 

 Districts 1 2 3 4 5- 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout Ireland. 

 Type in Grreat Britain, British. 



Watery places ; common. Fl. May to July. 



Range from sea-level to 600 feet in Derry, and probably 

 much higher. 



Obs. — Malachium aquaiicum (Fries) is supposed to have, 

 been gathered on the banks of the Lee, near Cork (Flor. 

 Hib. and Flor. Cork.), but no recent botanist has succeeded 

 in rediscovering it, and we fear there has been a mistake. 



CERASTIUM Linn.- 

 1. C. glomeratmn (Thuil.) — Broad-leaved Mouse-ear. 

 C. vulgatum (Sm.), Brit. Flor. and Bentham. 

 Districts 123456-89 10 -12 

 Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 

 Pastures, banks, and fields ; common. Fl. April to June. 

 As vnth many other common plants, we have no authority 

 for the occurrence of this species in Districts 7 and 11. 



2. C. triviale (Link.) — Narrow-leaved Mouse-ear. 

 G. viscosum (Sm.), Brit. Flor. C. vulgatum var. Bentham. 

 Districts 123456-89 10 -12 

 Lat. 51°-56°- Throughout Ireland. 



Type in Grreat Britain, British. 



Pastures, banks, walls, and waste places ; common. FL 

 May to August. 



3. C. tetrandrum (Curt.) — Four-cleft Mouse-ear. 

 G. vulgatum var. Bentham. 



Districts 1 2 - 4 5 - - 8 9 10? 11 12 

 Lat. 51°-51°. Round all the coast of Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Sandy ground near the sea ; frequent. Fl. May to July. 



Restricted almost entirely to the neighbourhood of the 

 coast, but occurs on the shores of Lough Conn, Mayo, 

 A. G. M.; and Lough Neagh, D. M.; also on dry boggy 

 ground near HoUymount and Foxford, Mayo ; A. G. M. 



