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LASTREA Presl. 

 1. L. Thelypteris (Presl) — Marsh Fern. 

 Hemestheum Thd. (Newman), Aspidium Thel. (Sw.) Brit. Flor, 

 Districts 1---5678-10 1112 

 Lat. 51°-55°- West, Centre, and North of Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, English, inclining to Germanic. 

 Marshy and boggy places ; local and rare. Fl. July to Sept. 

 1. KUlarney ; C. C. B. In marshy ground between 

 Mucruss House and the mines ; Maekay Gat. Ir. Ross Island, 

 KUlarney ; D. M. — 5. In a boggy field near Castle Kelly, 

 Dublin ; Mr. D. Orr. — 6. By the river Fergus, a little above 

 the bridge at Ennis, Clare ; Wade Bar. In a wet hollow on 

 the " hunting course " field at Castle Taylor, Galway ; A, G. M. 

 In a boggy wood in the demesne at Portumna ; D. M. — 7. Bog 

 of Lisclogher ! West-Meath ; Miss E. Reyndl — 8. On the shore 

 of Lough Carra, Mayo, near Moore Hall ; Mr. J. Ball. — 10. 

 Near Belturbet, Cavan ; D. M. — 11. On the banks of the 

 Erne, a little way above Ballyshannon ; A. G. M. — 12. Banks 

 of " Six-mile water" at Ballyclare ; Fhr. JJlst. Plentiful in 

 Portmore Park, by the side of Lough Neagh, Antrim ; D. M. 



2. L. Oreopteris (Presl.) — Sweet Mountain Fern. 

 Aspidium Oreopt (Sw.) Brit. Flor., Lastrea montana (Newman.) 

 Districts 1 2 - 4 5 6 - 8 9 10 11 12 

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

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Heaths, moors, mountains ; local and rather rare. Fl. July 

 to September. 



Chiefly in mountainous districts, and less frequent in 

 Ireland than in Great Britain. Rare in the South (Mr. 

 ■ Carroll mentions Hungry HiU only.) Bare also in the centre 

 and east of Ireland, and rather a scarce sjiecies generally. 



3. L. Pilix-mas (Pvesl.)— Male Fern. 



Bryopteris Filix-mas (Newman), Aspidium Filix-mm (Sw.) 



Brit. Flor., Aspidium, cristatum var. Bentham. 



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



Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout Ireland. 



Type in Great Britain, British. 

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