Scirpus.] CTPEEACE^. 321 



4. ? S. Tabernsemontani (Gm.)— Glaucous BuU-ntsh. 

 S. glaucus (Smith). S. lacustris, var. Bentham. 

 Districts 1 2' -45 6-8-- 11 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°. Coasts of aU Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, English, inclining to British. 



Ditches and pools near the sea ; frequent. Fl. June, July. 



5. S. esBspitosus (Linn.) — Sccdi/ Spike-rush. 

 Eleoeharis ccespitosa (Link) Plor. Hib. 

 Districts 123456789 10 11 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British, inclining to Scottish. 



Heaths, moors, mountains ; common. F2. May, June. 



Ranges from sea-level to 2500 feet on Slieve Donard 

 (Flor. Ulst.), and 8000 feet on Carn-tual ; D. M. 



6. S. pauciflonis (Lightf.) — Few-flowered Spike-rush. 

 Eleoeharis pauciflora (Link.) Flor. Hib. 

 Districts ----5P6-8 9-1112 

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

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Margins of lakes and bogs ; rather rare. Fl. May to Aug. 



Frequent on the borders of lakes in the west and north of 

 Ireland, rare on bogs and heaths. As with many other of 

 the CyperapecB its distribution is very imperfectly known. 



7. S. fluitans (Hook.) — Floating Spike-rush. 

 Jsolepis fluitans (R. Br.), Brit Flor. 



Districts 12-45--89-1112 

 Lat. 5 1°-5 6°. Throughout Ireland ? 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Ditches and watery places ; not unf requent. -f/. June, July. 



8. S. setaceus (Linn.) — Bristle-leaved Spike-rush. 

 Isolepis setacea (R. Br.), Brit. Flor. 



Districts 12-4 5--89-1112 

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

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Moist, gravelly, and springy places ; not unfrequent. Fl. 

 July, to September. 



