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ELEOCHARIS E. Br. 

 1. B. palustris (R. Br.) — Creeping Spike-rush. 

 Sdrpm palustris (Linn.) Bentham. 



Districts 123456789 10 11 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°- Throughout Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British.' 



Wet and marshy places ; frequent. Fl. June, July. 



3. E. uniglumis (Link) — Large-glumed Spike-rush. 

 Scirpus palustris var. Bentham. 

 District ---4-------- 



Lat. 53°-54°. East coast of Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, Scottish. 



Marshy margins of ditches near the sea ; very rare. Fl. 

 May. 



Plentiful in a marshy pasture-field, between Killoughter 

 station and the lake, near the Murrough of Wicklow ; D. M: 



Probably occurs on many parts of the coast. 



3. E. multioatilis (Sm.) — Many-stalked Spike-rush. 

 Scirpus multicaulis (Sm.), Bentham. 



Districts 1 234-6-89- 11 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°- From South to North of Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Spongy bogs ; frequent in the west, rare elsewhere. Fl. 

 June to August. 



4. E. acicularis (Sm.) — Least Spike-rush. 

 Scirpus aciadaris (Linn.), Bentham. 



Districts -----67 8? -10 -12 

 Lat. 51°-56°. West and North of Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, English, inclining to British. 



Wet sands, and banks of lakes and rivers; rare. Fl. 

 July, August. 



6. On the banks of Lough Derg, near Portumna ; D. M. — 

 7. Banks of the Shannon, near Portumna ; Flor. Hib. — 8 ? 

 Near Ballinahinch, Connemara ; Wade Ear. (probably Scirpus 

 Savii).— 10. Lough Erne ; Flor. Hib. Banks of the Ulster 

 Canal in Monaghan ; Miss Maffett. Shores of Lough Neagh, 



