Polypodium.] filices. 367 



Ballinahinch, Connemara, given by Wade, are probably 

 erroneous ; and we fear that a mistake was also made as to 

 the station near Ballyclare, given in Flor. Ulst. ; the locality 

 of Black Head, Clare {Moore, Nat. Pr.), also requires confir- 

 mation. Mr. F. J. Foot did not meet with the "Parsley 

 Fern" in Burren. 



Ranges from 1000 feet in Derry to 2400 on Slieve Bingian. 



POLYPODIUM Linn. 

 1. P. VTilgare (Linn). — Polypody. 

 Ctenopteris vulgaris (Newman). 



Districts 123456789 10 11 12 

 Lat. 53°-56°. Throughout L-eland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Banks, rocks, walls, and trunks of trees; frequent. Fl. 

 July to September. 



P. camhricum (Linn.), and other allied forms, have been 

 observed in various parts of the country, especially in Kerry, 

 Clare, and Wicklow. 



Ranges from sea-level to 1800 feet (Kinahan). 



2. P. Phegopteris (Linn.) — Beech Fern. 

 Gymnocarpium Phegopteris (Newman). 



Districts 1 - - 4 5 6 - 8 9 10 11 12 

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

 Type in Great Britain, Scottish, inclining to British. 



Moist shady places, especially near waterfalls ; local and 

 rather rare. Fl. July to September. 



1. Mucruss and KUlamey, but rare; D. M. On Turk 

 mountain and about KiUarney; Kinahan, Newman, &c. In the 

 pass of Keim-an-Eigh, and on Hungry Hill, Cork ; Mr. T. 

 Wright. — 4. At Powerscourt "Waterfall, sparingly ; Fhr. Hib. 

 (now become very scarce). Near Maulin mountain, Wicklow ; 

 Mr. W. Archer. — 5. In shady places on Carlingford mountain, 

 Louth ; Wade Bar. — 6. East flank of Slieve Callan, Clare ; 

 Mr. F. J. Foot. In Glendree, south-west of Slieve Aughtra ; 

 Mr. G. H. Kinahan. — 8. On Garoom mountain, near Let- 

 terfrack; Neurman, Ed. 3. Near Oughterard; Mr. G. H. 

 Kinahan. Near Tourmakady, west of Lough Mask; Mias 



