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POTENTILLA Linn. 

 1. P. anserina (Linn.) — Silver Weed. 

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

 IM. 51°-56°. Throughout Ireland. 

 Type in Grreat Britain, British. 



Meadows, banks, and road-sid«s in damp places ; common. 

 Fl. June, July. 



2. P. reptans,(Linn.) — Creeping Cinque-foil. 

 Districts 123456789 10 11 12 

 Lat. 5 1 °-56°. Throughout Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, English, inclining to British. 



Meadows, and pastures, and hedge-banks; common. Fl. 

 June to August. 



Perhaps rare or wanting in the extreme west of Lreland. 

 Not seen by A. G. M. anywhere near Foxford, Mayo. 



3. P. Tormentilla (Nestl.)— 2^nne«»"i 

 Tormentilla erecta (Linn.), T. officindis (Sm.), Flor. Hib. 

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

 Lat. 51°-66**. Throughout Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Moors and heathy places ; common. Fl. June to AugBSt. 



Var. $ P. procumiens (Sibth.), Tormentilla reptans (Linn.). 



Occurs here and there occasionally, but is rather rare. 



Ranges from about sea-level to 2646 feet on the top of 

 Nephin {Flor. Zllst.) ; and probably higher elsewhere. 



4. P. frutieosa (Liiia.) — ShrMy Cinque-foil. 



Districts -----6-8---- 

 Lat. 53°-54''. West of Ireland— North Clare, and Galway, 

 Type in Great Britain, Intermediate. 



Rocky and bushy places, on a calcareous soil ; very local. 

 Fl. June and August. 



6. Abundantly on the south-east side of the batony of 

 Burren, where it joins the barony of Inchiquin ; Wade 3af> 

 Eock Forest, Clare; Flor, Hib. Glanquin; Bev. T, Wamn, 

 Near Ballyvaughan, covering upwards of two acres of 



