Bleohnum.] filices. - 377 



BLECHNUM Linn. 

 1. B. boreale (Sw.) — Hard-Fern. 

 Blechnum Spicant (Willd.) Bentham, Newman, &c. 

 Districts 123456789 10 11 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Boggy and heathy places ; frequent. Fl. July to October. 

 Common, except upon pure limestone. 



PTEEIS Linn. 

 1. P. aqiiilina (Linn.) — Gomrmn Brake. 

 Districts 123456789 10 11 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Heaths and woods ; common. Fl. July to October. 

 Ranges from sea-level to about 1400 feet. 



ADIANTUM Linn. 



1. A. Capillus- Veneris (Linn.) — Maiden-hair. 



Districts 1----6-89--12? 



Lat. 52°-55° or 56°. West (and perhaps North) of Ireland. 



Type in Great Britain, British. 



Moist rocky places, chiefly on the coast ; very local. FL 

 July to October. 



1. On the Cahir-Conree range, between Tralee and Dingle, 

 Kerry, at a considerable elevation ; Mr. W. Andrews. — 6. 

 Plentiful in the Isle of Arran, near Galway ; Lhwyd (previous 

 to 1699). Plentiful in the rocky mountains of Burrin, 

 whence it was brought to Dublin for sale (in 1735) ; K'Eogh. 

 At Poulsallagh ; at Black Head ; and in several localities 

 near Bally vaughan, Clare 5 Mr. F. J. Foot. On the coalr 

 measures formation near Lisdoonvarna, Clare; Rev. T. Warren. 

 Abundant on the coast of Clare and on the Isles of Arran. — 

 8. At Lough Bulard, near Urrisbeg, Connemara ; the late 

 Mr. L. OgUby and C. G. B. — 9. At Glencar, Leitrim, on 

 limestone rocks 300 feet above the sea ; also in SKgo, within 

 four miles of the town of Sligo ; Mr. J.Wynne. — 12? Reported 

 to have been found in a cave near the Giants' Causeway, 

 Antrim ; Mf. Tyerman. 



