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2. M. repens (Don) — Creeping Water Scorpion-grass. 

 M. palustris var. Bentham. 



Districts l--45--89/-<9lll2 

 Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout Ireland ? 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Wet boggy places ; not unfrequent. Fl. June to August. 



Probably occurs in aU the districts, having been found at 

 many distant points in the extreme south, north, east, and 

 west of Ireland. 



3. M. csespitosa (Schultz) — Tufted Water Scorpion-grass. 

 M. palustris var. Bentham. 



Districts 123456-89- 11 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°- Throughout Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Watery and boggy places ; common. Fl. June to August. 



4. M. arven^is (Hoffm.) — Field, Scorpion-grass. 

 Districts 123456789 10 11 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Fields, banks, copses, &c. ; common. Fl. May to August. 



Var. P umbrosa (Bab.). 



Plentiful at the base of the cliffs between Carrickfergus 

 and Cave Hill ! at Glenarm and at Sillagh braes, Antrim ; 

 Z). M. In sandy ground west of the bridge at Horn Head ! 

 Donegal ; Mr. C. Moore. This is the plant given in " Flora 

 Hibernica " and " Flora of Ulster " under the name of " M. 

 sylvatica." 



5. M. ooUina (Hoffm.) — Farly Scorpion-grass. 

 Districts ---45------ 12 



Lat. ?-56°. East coast of Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Sand-hills and dry banks, near the sea; rare. Fl. April, 

 May. 



4. Abundant on the Murrough of Wicklow ; D. M.—5. 

 Plentiful on the sand-hills at Portmarnock ! {Fbr. Hib.) and 

 at Malahide; D.M. — 12. On a turf wall near Dundonald 



