Elymus^ GEAMINE^. 359 



ELYMVS Linn. 



1. B. arenarius (Linn.) — Sea Lyme-Grass. 

 Districts -__4----9-1112 

 Lat. 52°-56. North coast of teland, chiefly. 



Type in G-reat Britain, Scottish, inclining to British. 

 Sandy sea-shores ; rare and very local. Fl. July. 



4. Curacloa, "Wexford; /. C. — 9. Coast between Bally- 

 shannon and Sligo (Mr. E. Murphy) ; Flor. Hih. At Bundo- 

 ran ; and on Aranmore Island, Donegal ; Prof. E. Murphy. 

 Mullaghmore, and on the sea-sands in many places in Donegal ; 

 Admiral Jones. Horn Head, and Dunfanaghy ; sandy shores 

 north of Innishowen Head ; Flor. Ulst. — 12. Bays at BaUy- 

 holme, Dundrum, and Ballywalter (Mr. MiUen) ; Fhr. Ulst. 



The localities of " Sand-bank at the western extremity of 

 Bere (Flor, Hih.'), and " Ballycotton strand," have been given 

 on the authority of Mr. Drummond ; but as Psamma arenaria 

 is not included in Mr. Drummond's list, there is reason to fear 

 a mistake. 



HORDE UM Linn. 

 1. H. sylvaticum (Huds.) — Wood Lyme-Grass. 

 District ____5 — — --— -- 

 Lat. 53-54°- East of Ireland^-Dublin only. 

 Type in Great Britain, Germanic, inclining to English. 



Shady thickets ; very rare. Fl. July, August. 



5. In a thicket or copse bordering on the terrace at Mount 

 Merrion ! Dublin ; Mr. T. Bain. The plant grows here in 

 some quantity, in what is now a shrubbery planted with 

 evergreens, but is probably native, not being a plant likely to 

 be introduced. With Grepis taraxacifolia, it may be be quoted 

 as an instance of a species belonging to "Watson's " Germanic" 

 type, growing very sparingly on the east coast of Ireland. 



2. H- pratense (Huds.) — Meadow Barhg. 

 Districts 12-45-- ----12 



Lat. 51°-55°. South and East of Ireland. 



Type in Great Britain, English. 



Moist meadows, usually near the coast ; very local. Fl. 

 June, July. 



