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3. ? P. Myurus (Linn.) — Capon' s-taU Fesme. 

 F. Myurus var., Brit. Flor., Bentham. 

 Districts -2------9--- 



Lat. 52°-54°. South and Middle of Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, English. 



Dry banks and walls ; very rare. Fl. June. 



2. Fermoy! Herb. T. Ghandlee. — 9. On the banks of the 

 Eobe, a little below HoUymount, Mayo ; A. 0. M. 



These are the only two localities at present known. The 

 stations recorded in Derry, and Cork, and, as we believe, also 

 that given in the Flora of Ulster, belong to F. sciuroides. 



4. P. ovina (Linn,) — Sheep's Fescue. 

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

 Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Dry pastures, heaths, moors, mountains ; common. Fl. 

 June, July. 



Var. duriuscula {F. dunuscula, Linn.) 



Frequent in pastures, and occurs in all the districts. 



Often viviparous in mountainous districts, even at quite low 

 elevations in the west of Ireland, as about Oughterard, &c. 



Ranges from sea-level to 3000 feet or more. 



5. P. rubra (Linn.) — Creeping Fescue. 

 F. ovina var, Brit. Flor., Bentham. 



Districts 123456789 10 11 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Pastures and banks ; frequent, especially near the coast. 

 FT,. June. 



Var. P arenaria (F. arenaria, Osb.) 



Frequent on sand-hills near the sea. 



6. P. sylvatica (Vill.) — Seed Fescue. 

 F. Calamaria (Sm.), Flor. Hib. 



Districts 1234----- 10 -12 

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

 Type in Great Britain Scottish. 



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