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which was collected, in 1803, by Mr. R. Davis, at Lismore, 

 Waterford, where Mr. Carroll thinks that it was probably an 

 escape from cultivation. The Rev. J. Cooke remembers to 

 have seen the Bryonia growing on an old fence in the glebe, 

 at the Rectory, Tramore ; so that search should be made for 

 other localities in the south of Ireland. 



ORDER XXVI.— PORTULACE^. 



MONTIA. 

 1. M. fontana (Linn.) — Water Blinks. 

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

 Lat. 51°-56''. Throughout Ireland, 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



"Watery places and on wet ground; common. Fl. April 

 to August. 



The form rivularis also occurs not unfrequently in springs 

 and riUs. 



ORDER XXVn.— PARONTCHIACE^. 



LEPIGONVM Fries. 



1. Ii. rutorum (Fries) — Purple Sandwort. 



.4rewanan<6ra (Linn.) Flor.Hib., &c. Spergulariarubra(PeTS.) 



Districts _--- 5 ------ 12 



Lat. 53°-55°- East? of Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British ? 



Sandy and heathy places ; rare. Fl. May to August. 



5. Along the Canal from Dublin to Castlenock ; Ir. Flor. — 

 12. By the side of theMayola! near Draperstown, Derry ; 

 D.M. 



Probably occurs in many other places, but the above are 

 the only inland stations which we can quote at present. 

 There can be no doubt that nearly all the sea-side localities 

 given for " Arenaria rubra" belong either to L. salinum or to 

 L. Rupicola. 



